The Economist (May 1)
2021/ 05/ 03 by jd in Global News
Taiwan is now “the most dangerous place on Earth.” An extreme “exercise of high-calibre ambiguity has kept the peace” for decades, but that’s rapidly disintegrating as positions polarize. “America and China must work harder to avoid war over the future of Taiwan.”
The Guardian (January 10)
2018/ 01/ 11 by jd in Global News
“It has been evident for many months that the government is bluffing, and is developing no substantive contingency plans…. The government pretends that Brexit isn’t happening when the facts do not suit it; refuses to confront the realities staring it in the face; and reacts furiously when the EU declines to imitate its constructive ambiguity, failures of communication and outright delusion.”
Tags: Ambiguity, Bluffing, Brexit, Contingency plans, Delusion, EU, Government, UK
