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Thank you for your research and thoughtful responses. While it appears the term is indeed older than what I thought, the usage which we in India (also the "thi

Thank you for your research and thoughtful responses. While it appears the term is indeed older than what I thought, the usage which we in India (also the "third world, global south) are familiar with is some USAian official talking down to us without specifying which treaty they are using to place their latest unilateral demands. And now it appears the term backfired and Carney is one the first to show some spine: "We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false. That the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient. That trade rules were enforced asymmetrically. And that international law applied with varying rigour depending on the identity of the accused or the victim." The last part of his statement resonates especially when it comes to conveniently labelled "war crimes" committed by non USAian and non European heads of state and subsequent abduction and "prosecution" by corrupt institutions in the West.

defrost 9mo ago
As per the apocryphal Chinese curse; we do live in interesting times. I've read many takes on current events in recent weeks, some from historians, others from various factions of many of the larger countries and economies. One that still resonates was an opinion piece in Al-Jazeera Greenland is not just a territorial concern. It is a reckoning It is quite ironic that the imperialism Denmark helped normalise for decades now threatens Danish sovereignty. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/1/20/greenland-is-not-just-a-territorial-concern-it-is-a-reckoning https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/1/20/greenland-is-no... Australia has been equally complicit in following in America's wake despite increasing concern over the past quarter century. Perhaps countries should have insisted many years past that Kissinger be put in front of an international court. "Rules for thee and not for US" is getting old fast now.

defrost 9mo ago

As per the apocryphal Chinese curse; we do live in interesting times. I've read many takes on current events in recent weeks, some from historians, others from various factions of many of the larger countries and economies. One that still resonates was an opinion piece in Al-Jazeera Greenland is not just a territorial concern. It is a reckoning It is quite ironic that the imperialism Denmark helped normalise for decades now threatens Danish sovereignty. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/1/20/greenland-is-not-just-a-territorial-concern-it-is-a-reckoning https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/1/20/greenland-is-no... Australia has been equally complicit in following in America's wake despite increasing concern over the past quarter century. Perhaps countries should have insisted many years past that Kissinger be put in front of an international court. "Rules for thee and not for US" is getting old fast now.