MarkDec 3

Tragedy of the West: Sacrificing Ukraine & Rules-Based Order

#Russia unable to force #Ukraine surrender after nearly 12 years of #war, #genocide, but less than year in office, #Trump is close to #coercing Ukraine into accepting #defeat via pseudo peace deal

Backing #Kremlin demands to Ukraine & #Europe, he is enabling Moscow to #weaponise peace against Ukraine

At its core, Trump’s proposal legitimises Russia’s unprovoked, illegal aggression

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/tragedy-west-sacrificing-ukraine-and-rules-based-order

#ComradeKrasnov

Tragedy of the West: Sacrificing Ukraine and the Rules-Based Order

The result of Russia's war of aggression is a product of the ambivalence of the West, which by turns supported Ukraine's defence in the conflict and refused to escalate its response to a level consistent with the threat Russia poses. The rules-based order is at stake, and Ukraine stands alone in its defence.

Joseph Lim Mar 28, 2024
US TikTok ban not the right move
"a much larger problem: the lack of an affirmative model of #dataprivacy tt protects #privacy & #civilliberties.. Treating disinformation & data insecurity as TikTok-specific probs serves e interests of rival tech cos like #Meta & those who seek to #weaponise #nationalsecurity concerns to #prevent sector-wide #regulation. Ironically, doing so also plays into PRC claim tt US democracy is a sham, corrupted by #corporateinterests & lobbyists"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2765896/us-tiktok-ban-not-the-right-move
US TikTok ban not the right move

On March 13, the United States House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. It is no secret that the bill takes aim at TikTok. The massively popular video-sharing platform is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance and is thus subject to the laws of the People's Republic of China and potentially to the control of the Communist Party of China (CPC), despite assurances to the contrary from company executives.

https://www.bangkokpost.com
Buridan's procrastinator ⁂Nov 18, 2022

“#Unilateralism and #protectionism should be rejected by all; any attempt to #politicise and #weaponise #economic and #trade #relations should also be rejected by all,”

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