https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/05/turkiye-suspends-all-trade-with-israel-in-surprise-new-blow-israel-threatens-retaliation.html

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/05/turkiye-suspends-all-trade-with-israel-in-surprise-new-blow-israel-threatens-retaliation.html

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4355006

Some key takeaways:

• NATO represents 55% of the global military spending, while only representing ~20% of the global population.
• An increase in military budget comes with a decreases of budget in education, healthcare, etc which will inevitably lead to worsening of living conditions.
• Saudi Arabia and Israel continue being the largest military spenders in the Middle East.
• 37% of Ukraine total GDP goes to military spending.

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4355006

Some key takeaways:

• NATO represents 55% of the global military spending, while only representing ~20% of the global population.
• An increase in military budget comes with a decreases of budget in education, healthcare, etc which will inevitably lead to worsening of living conditions.
• Saudi Arabia and Israel continue being the largest military spenders in the Middle East.
• 37% of Ukraine total GDP goes to military spending.

Some key takeaways:

• NATO represents 55% of the global military spending, while only representing ~20% of the global population.
• An increase in military budget comes with a decreases of budget in education, healthcare, etc which will inevitably lead to worsening of living conditions.
• Saudi Arabia and Israel continue being the largest military spenders in the Middle East.
• 37% of Ukraine total GDP goes to military spending.

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4245083

Some further insight: https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/04/russia-delivers-major-blow-to-ukraine-by-destroying-kievs-biggest-power-plant.html

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4245083

Some further insight: https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/04/russia-delivers-major-blow-to-ukraine-by-destroying-kievs-biggest-power-plant.html

Some further insight: https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/04/russia-delivers-major-blow-to-ukraine-by-destroying-kievs-biggest-power-plant.html

This situation shows that the US does not have the economic power it used to have, Russian sanctions over banana imports were enough to sway Ecuador away from the arms deal. Overall it's a pretty funny situation where both Ecuador and the US look very silly.

Context on the region by Ben Norton.

Also worth mentioning that we should start calling the "houthis" as their official name "Ansar allah".

took me a couple of weeks watching a youtube playthrough lmao, i am going to start #2 today. i loved it.

also why is this game not more popular? it didn't even feel dated when watching it.