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The interesting thing is that exerting physical control of this place might not be that hard given the lack of anyone else trying to do the same. You'd probably
by technotony 11y ago
The interesting thing is that exerting physical control of this place might not be that hard given the lack of anyone else trying to do the same. You'd probably just need to build a runway to be able to bring in supplies etc (no idea how hard that would be obviously).
Once you had control then maybe it would be possible to create a libertarian fantasy land of the kind envisioned by the sea-steading folks. Feels like controlling this desert will be easier than building a floating city.
- aab0 11y agoFrom the long run perspective, this is worse than the floating city. As they describe it, Sudan and Egypt only avoid regulating it as part of a legal trick. Once that problem resolves, the special status evaporates. At least when you are on the high seas, the high seas aren't going to stop being the high seas in a few decades.
- SixSigma 11y agoSee: Canada and Denmark's epic battle for Hans Island. Hans Island is the smallest of three islands not far from Greenland's coast, and Canada and Denmark have been fighting over it for years. War ships from both sides patrol the area, and when they encounter each other they...show their flags. When the soldiers leave the ships they...take the other side's flag down and raise their own. Sometimes they leave a bottle of whiskey too.
- kryptiskt 11y agoOnce you have built something more valuable than the triangle on the coast, either Sudan or Egypt may say "oh hey, yeah, the other party totally owns the triangle, Bir Tawil is ours". So there's still political risk there.