After 33 years it’s probably time to admit you don’t control those people any more.
US foreign policy in this regard is deranged.
It simultaneously supports Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and Somalia.
It’s about interest, not consistency. This is true for all countries.
There is no hypocrisy in IR, because there is only one justification for any action a country can take: self benefit.
That seems no more inconsistent than any other nation.
Probably, but then again, that's never stopped any country from claiming its former territories.
Russia has entered the chat
Honestly I think we should recognize it. The place has been de-facto independent for decades now and effectively operates as its own state. It has a historical basis for its existence (not to say this is required to create in an independent state, but it helps explain why the people in the region might want one) and has its own military force such that reuniting it with the rest of Somalia would require another war over the matter. Given this, what is the point of making life harder for the people that live there by subjecting upon them the difficulties that come with living in an unrecognized state?
The decision may stem from the belief that recognition would start such a war, which may be a real possibility, but I agree that it has basis for recognition
The US says, while it donates billions of dollars in bombs to Israel's attempt at eradicating Palestine.
What shitty reason is behind this decision?
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