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Indeed, the difficulty of forming autonomous states on an ethnic basis, against the gravitational pull of cultural or economic attraction (as well as disparities of military force), has been so great that empire (where different ethnic communities fall under a common ruler) has been the default mode of political organization throughout most of
... See moreJohn Darwin • After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000

“blurred distinctions between the roles of military and humanitarian organisations; political manipulation of humanitarian assistance [and the] perceived lack of independence of humanitarian actors from donors or from host governments”.
Michael Neuman • Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed: The MSF Experience
Kanzlerin Angela Merkel und ihre große Koalition haben von 2015 bis 2021 nicht nur für den zweiten russisch-deutschen Gasstrang Nord Stream 2 gekämpft, sondern für ein deutsches Geschäftsmodell, das auf drei Säulen stand: auf billiger Energie der Russen, dem Absatzmarkt der Chinesen und der kostenlosen Sicherheitsgarantie der Amerikaner. Ein
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The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
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