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Re:What Is To Be Done? It is time to consider alternate syst... by rbanffy on Monday September 04, 2017 @02:18PM (#15169901)
Foreign aid is just a tool in the soft diplomacy spectrum. It's not usually given out of generosity, but to influence local politics, develop markets etc...
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Re:What Is To Be Done? It is time to consider alternate syst... by jessaustin on Monday September 04, 2017 @02:27PM (#15169969)
Is there any reason to believe that those factors would not apply?
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Re:What Is To Be Done? It is time to consider alternate syst... by rbanffy on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @12:35PM (#15176785)
One good reason of a stable relationship (as in states of a single country) is not needing to spend time and energy with diplomacy, freeing those resources for use abroad.

If the military-industrial complex could be coopted into building schools, roads, railroads and hospitals instead of weapons, soft diplomacy could change the face of the planet.

For a fraction of current prices.

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