Whenever the cry goes out over a crisis in another country to 'do something' because the state over there is being terrible, I'm always reminded of the Yes, Minister bit with the 'Six Diplomatic Options:' https://youtu.be/t3zNCg55kiw?t=183 … 1/6
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Sanctions end up coming in two flavors: the kind that target the elite of a country and consequently do very little except disrupt their travel plans and the kind that impoverish the people of the country while applying functionally no pressure to its leaders. 4/6
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The United States does have one more tool, a global version of the bully pulpit created by American dominance in a lot of global mass media, but this is indirect, slow to work and the very laws and customs in the US which created that tool make it hard to wield with intent. 5/6
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Which leads back to the original problem: we are asked to restrain a violent drunk in a crowded bar and for tools we have five wet noodles and one hand grenade. The existence of a problem does not always imply the existence of a solution. Sorry to be a downer. end/6
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