So… The KMT won the most seats, but the DPP won the presidentship? Truly, the most efficient system of government is a FPTP system.

This is like the Canadian NDP/Liberal split that leads to the Conservatives somehow forming government despite having no support in the key urban centers (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver).

A blockade of a state you are at war with is… acceptable under international law.

Unfortunately for you, international law supercedes your own interpretation of morality.

Oh no! Not ocean surveys!

CSIS can’t see a single act without passing it through a military lens.

lemmy.world once again demonstrating why it should be called lemmy.us

Idk seems like these airstrikes are doing more to fuck over shipping than the Houthis are.

Shipping Advised to Avoid Key Global Trade Way Point After Airstrikes

https://archive.ph/AXxMu

Alkonis was jailed May 2021

Questioning the deindustrialization of Germany is… Rather silly tbh. Have you seen Germany’s manufacturing PMI? That’s after an absurd amount of energy subsidies from the government.

Without US JDAMs and billions of dollars worth of munitions? Sure…

China’s economic interests are aided by peace. America’s economic interests are aided by war. Interesting, isn’t it?

Ansarallah is at war with Israel. A blockade is legal under international law if you’re at war.

Again, your only argument is that Ansarallah is not the legitimate government of Yemen because, despite having de facto control, they lack international recognition… But by extension, you also claim that the ROC is not the legitimate government of Taiwan, so I guess if that’s your position then whatever.

You’re right, my bad.

Because clearly the ICJ is populated by China shills, keep up.

I may not be a fan of his work, but it always sucks to have a journalist die because of corruption and unfair imprisonment.

So either American targeting intelligence is absolutely garbage, or Americans are complicit in Israel’s genocide.

Agreement to pause hostilities in northern border area comes after talks brokered by China

This is only in the northern part of Myanmar. It’s between the Three Brotherhoods Alliance consisting of the MNDAA, the TNLA, and AA.

Sure they will.

Here’s more bombs and guns. Good luck!

They have de facto control, but lack de jure control.

Where have we seen this before…

The US is literally attempting to evade sanctions right now by bombing the crap out of Yemen.

One global superpower mediates peace on its borders, negotiates with Vietnam over territorial disputes, and prohibits firearms in conflicts.

The other global superpower just dropped thousands of pounds of high explosive on Yemen and is giving the genocidal Israeli state billions of dollars in bombs.