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[phtthp]

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-orders-drug-crackdown-after-preschool-mass-killing

[newkeynesian]

Any implications for the rest of the world in the aftermath of the Kerch bridge bombing?

[Liew Nga Wing]

newkeynesian\" post_id=\"2085436\" time=\"1665455529\" user_id=\"5441:

Any implications for the rest of the world in the aftermath of the Kerch bridge bombing?

No hope for cease fire.....

[floppy]

newkeynesian\" post_id=\"2085436\" time=\"1665455529\" user_id=\"5441:

Any implications for the rest of the world in the aftermath of the Kerch bridge bombing?

It depends on what you mean by “rest of the world”. The “rest” isn’t a homogenous entity.

In general, the bridge bombing has very little additional implication beyond what’s already happening for the “rest of the world” apart from Europe. For Europe, it means it is less likely to secure a concession from Russia before winter or the price to be paid by Europe will now be higher.

IMHO, the recent event(s) that have much bigger implications for the “rest of the world” are:
1. India being India
2. Argentina joining BRICS
3. Iran joining SCO
4. OPEC+ showing everyone who’s the boss

[lee_yl]

War sure to have bombing. It is surprising that Russia, like the number 2 military in the world, is in reality a paper tiger. Who knows, China could well be another paper tiger.

[Liew Nga Wing]

lee_yl\" post_id=\"2085504\" time=\"1665499188\" user_id=\"17023:

War sure to have bombing. It is surprising that Russia, like the number 2 military in the world, is in reality a paper tiger. Who knows, China could well be another paper tiger.

Then what you think Russia should do? Drop a nuclear bomb on Ukraine?

[MrsKiasu]

Please don't :nailbite: our world is a nice place.

[phtthp]

lee_yl\" post_id=\"2085504\" time=\"1665499188\" user_id=\"17023:

War sure to have bombing. It is surprising that Russia, like the number 2 military in the world, is in reality a paper tiger. Who knows, China could well be another paper tiger.

whether is
Russia or China or North Korea
start a nuclear bomb, the whole world will suffer. Many people will die. Billions of people will die, regardless of which nation we come from.

Those of us who were born in the 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, knew and experienced what it was like, living in the olden World War days, when Japanese invaded & raided Singapore, our nation.
This nuclear war, if it were to break out, the drastic, disastrous consequences will be many times, far worse !

Now, we are all living,
ONE day at a time.
So, treasure those people living close around you
because

we never know,
whether
there will still be a Tomorrow, when we wake up. Or whether we can even wake up, in the first place.
Our days on earth, could be numbered.

Eg.

If you have never visited a long, lost forgotten / forsaken
relative for a very long time,
go visit this person now.

The world is getting perilous !

[newkeynesian]

floppy\" post_id=\"2085500\" time=\"1665490671\" user_id=\"97579:

It depends on what you mean by “rest of the world”. The “rest” isn’t a homogenous entity.

In general, the bridge bombing has very little additional implication beyond what’s already happening for the “rest of the world” apart from Europe. For Europe, it means it is less likely to secure a concession from Russia before winter or the price to be paid by Europe will now be higher.

IMHO, the recent event(s) that have much bigger implications for the “rest of the world” are:
1. India being India
2. Argentina joining BRICS
3. Iran joining SCO
4. OPEC+ showing everyone who’s the boss

Agree that ROW is not homogenous. By ROW, I mean Asia, Middle East, Africa and a few smaller entities in the European continent.

All points are valid though point 4 is a bit contentious because US is also an oil producing country and a net exporter if I am not wrong so former boss might not be too happy with point 4 and might trigger more conflicts around the region?

[floppy]

newkeynesian\" post_id=\"2085564\" time=\"1665550086\" user_id=\"5441:

…
All points are valid though point 4 is a bit contentious because US is also an oil producing country and a net exporter if I am not wrong so former boss might not be too happy with point 4 and might trigger more conflicts around the region?

USA is THE LARGEST oil producer in the world (bet many people didn’t know that) but it’s not among the top 10 oil exporters. It is not a member of OPEC or OPEC+ and US oil export is relatively small compared to its oil production as consumption is mostly domestic.

The former (actually still current lah, albeit with waning influences) boss will find it difficult to trigger more conflicts because they won’t be able to convince many people to come along on the ride. It’s easy for the boss (who’s the top producer again?) to tell the kar kia “you can one!” “don’t buy XXX oil” “tahan, sure win!” when the boss isn’t the one facing the energy crisis and cold winter at home. The boss kar kia are either broke (financially) or struggling (politically), and the trend lines aren’t looking good for nearly all of them. Unless OPEC / OPEC+ step in to relieve some of the inflationary pressure that the kar kia are facing at home, the boss would have to go at it alone (which the boss never does).