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Joined April 2009
The Bear Traps Coercive backlash, asymmetric dependencies, and accumulating cross-theatre commitments erode #Russia’s political influence and freedom of action despite its enduring military power. 01/10 hsawan.substack.com/p/the-be… #Russia #Moscow #Eurasia #Putin
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Temporary revenue gains may accompany restricted financial autonomy. Continued military access may accompany diminished political authority. Additional partnerships can reduce bargaining discretion when expectations exceed resources. 09/10 #Russia #Moscow #Eurasia #Putin
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#Russia retains formidable power. What it is losing is the freedom to project that power simultaneously and on its own terms. 10/10 Read the full essay: hsawan.substack.com/p/the-be… #Russia #Moscow #Eurasia #Putin
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An intriguing distinction — how do you differentiate between a professional and a non-professional politician? From my perspective, they remain fundamentally indistinguishable worldwide.
Replying to @ImtiazGul60
These are professional politicians. This is Aimal’s PROFESSION. The Principles and Moral Values are for Ideological and Naive Workers, the Professionals work out a Compromise to gain material BENEFITS
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During Sunday's national security update, #Israel’s #PrimeMinister @netanyahu presented a geopolitical map sourced from #Germany's @FESonline foundation to delineate emerging geopolitical alignments across the #MiddleEast. 01/05
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His assessment explicitly incorporated the geopolitical risk associated with the potential emergence of a less favourable #US administration within two years. The presentation established a national security posture centred on pre-emptive military engagement and 04/05
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defence independence, characterised recent operations as decisive alterations in regional power dynamics, and referenced peripheral states, including #Sudan and #Somalia, within the evolving regional alliance configuration. 05/05
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Disorder is the new order of the world.
Let’s chaos reign.
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Sir, you are very kind. Rest assured, this has been an intentional design since April, 2009. I prefer it to remain this way.
Replying to @hsawan
Sir you are very underrated on x
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‘Justice’ in Pakistan means ‘just us’ — a privilege reserved only for the top 1%, the ruling elites. #Pakistan #Politics
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Power + Perks + Privileges = PPP (PPP + PMLN + PTI) #Pakistan #Politics
پرائیویٹ جیٹس اور limitless پرکس اور privileges لے کر ملک کا بٹھا بیٹھا کر بھیک مانگنے کا سواد ہی کچھ اور ہے ، جہاں آپ کی رینکنگ افغانستان سے نیچے گر گئی ہو
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