Re:India launches military operation against Pakistan, explo...
by fooker on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @04:41AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_power
Usually it is the US influencing small countries and having a say in military decisions. Also coming up next is a full blown Chinese military base in Gwadar, something the USSR broke itself trying to get to.
> Far greater than 50%.
If you want to go with the stick yes. For the carrot, it's a bit different, you just have to dangle it. If China says jump, Pakistan will ask how high.
Re:India launches military operation against Pakistan, explo...
by bilbo0s on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @12:03PM
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Sorry. Not buying it. Wayyy too many places to get money these days. It’s a multipolar world.
Again, no matter how important you think you are, you’ll need to do a whole lot more than dangle carrots to get that level of influence nowadays. There’s just too many power players for small nations to not play one against the other.
OK. Now I'm a bit skeptical as well.
I mean, the Chinese have been building Chinese-only gated company towns in [insert global south nation here] military [and everywhere else] properties for a long time now. Not really sure how that translates into Chinese authoritative decision making in matters of wars between nations?
For that you need massive financial underwriting of a military. Far greater than 50%. No disrespect to the Chinese, but I'm sorry, there is no nation in the world where a few gated communities will get you that level of influence. I don't care how important you think you are.