Tragedy of the West: Sacrificing Ukraine & Rules-Based Order
#Russia unable to force #Ukraine surrender after nearly 12 years of #war, #genocide, but less than year in office, #Trump is close to #coercing Ukraine into accepting #defeat via pseudo peace deal
Backing #Kremlin demands to Ukraine & #Europe, he is enabling Moscow to #weaponise peace against Ukraine
At its core, Trump’s proposal legitimises Russia’s unprovoked, illegal aggression
US TikTok ban not the right move
"a much larger problem: the lack of an affirmative model of #dataprivacy tt protects #privacy & #civilliberties.. Treating disinformation & data insecurity as TikTok-specific probs serves e interests of rival tech cos like #Meta & those who seek to #weaponise #nationalsecurity concerns to #prevent sector-wide #regulation. Ironically, doing so also plays into PRC claim tt US democracy is a sham, corrupted by #corporateinterests & lobbyists"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2765896/us-tiktok-ban-not-the-right-move
“#Unilateralism and #protectionism should be rejected by all; any attempt to #politicise and #weaponise #economic and #trade #relations should also be rejected by all,”
Guess who just said that
