i didn't even know this thing grew all the way south in argentina.

step away from the lathe

I think it's more about liquidity and credibility than actual "UAE being broke" issue.

That's still very problematic isn't it? They aren't broke per-se but if they can pay for imports by exporting in Yuan, that saves them from currency pressures like a sudden shortfall comprised of their entire export balance.

It's the UAE. Their policy is to take the most evil position and then fail. This means asking for dollars from the Empire, which is in its interest to provide, and then fail to secure even a loan from imperial institutions.

if you look at the map of frieren's world it really feels like the demons come from canada to attack the human empire of mexico-perú but people aren't ready for this conversation

another transphobe, another weird thing involving mold

We continue to believe that both sides will ultimately work toward a deal, as this pre-deal turbulence has been observed many times in previous conflicts involving President Trump.

as opposed to the post deal moments when nothing chaotic happens

People are talking about the culture of eating meat in Argentina and that's true. It's just insufficient.

When chattle culture is that widespread, you have an entire complex system of expectations. People's own understanding of nutrition is informed by the chattle culture. So, you can see, people first ate beef - which means they still had enough purchasing power to acquire 'higher grade' protein. Then they ate poultry and pork, which meant they had grown poor. Finally they resorted to eggs, the protein+nutrition combo that the poorest person you know resorts to.

Truth be told tofu isn't the answer in this continent. It's beans. Traditional recipes aren't even vegan, they still have minimal amounts of animal products to them, to the point that south americans would feel 'properly fed'. That feeling is what's key. This perception that if you can't eat animal products you aren't properly fed is something that predates internet culture and american style 'carnivores'.

Unlike the influencers people in this area of the world wouldn't consider beans to be bad for you. On the contrary, black beans are what you eat when you have iron deprivation and anemia. It's just that food is culture and the culture is that you need some kind of 'protein' (ie, meat), even when you're eating legumes. Otherwise people feel like they aren't doing the right thing.

indeed. this is a south american country. if there was a donkey industry it would be set up for exports.

its just cybersyn from first principles (except the first principles here are a fantasy that language models can somehow print food, housing, electricity and services)

damn, everyone in the US sphere of influence can either just go with the flow and move on with the times or trigger a societal death spiral by raising defense spending north of 5% of GDP

its not like buying US arms even guarantees anything any more

Hopefully the revolutionary and military factions override the civilian government if they attempt anything like this.

They have no choice because Israel won't give them thta choice. No country in the region gets to integrate into the international system, as far as the kahanists in Israel are concerned its already a massive PITA that they'll have to go to war with Turkey next. Syria doesn't get to integrate. Lebanon doesn't get to integrate. Iraq doesn't get to integrate. Iran would be like a Turkey with actual natural resources and massive importance to the entire world economy.

My hypothesis is that Kashoggi's death was less about his death and moreso about the flow of capital in the gulf. Yes, his death was particularly grizzly and the means by which the Saudis achieved it were flagrant. But publicizing his death put a spanner in several works and redirected capital for years after. The prequel to the prequel of NEOM died in the water because nobody was gonna have a respectable meeting with MbS right after the murder.

It is hard to keep track of who's friends with who in the region given that the GCC is a den of snakes that hate each other, but Turkey is always on the lookout for gulf capital and the turkish government did a masterclass of dripfeeding the details of the murder into the wider newsphere. They just never let it go, there was always another detail that either made the Saudis look like buffoons or monsters, often both. Once that was achieved, it would have taken consensus in the US and the media powers of the GCC to kill the story. That, in turn, would only have been possible if Israel was the culprit. Since it was the Saudis the answer was to weather the storm and invest capital elsewhere for a while.