• wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    Sometimes I think they’re trying to scare up NATO spending, but they’re doing it in an entirely pyrrhic way.

    Mostly I think they have a 1970 RISK level understanding of the world and do not understand how alliances work.

    They talk about geopolitics like they’re 14 and think everything is zero sum, lacking even the most basic elements is game theory and economics.

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      5 days ago

      They talk about geopolitics like they’re 14 and think everything is zero sum, lacking even the most basic elements is game theory and economics.

      Yeah. I know some of those types. The almost always misunderstand the moment and deploy some of the worst strategies.

    • alkbch@lemmy.ml
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      4 days ago

      Europeans are finally increasing their defense spending. Asking them nicely for the last decade didn’t work.