So 6 years to project start. Then just a few more years for completion. All in we are looking to a decade out for project completion +/- a few years.
Meanwhile, in Canada they can't even get a timeline or funding for a single line on the most obvious corridor. And the second most obvious corridor has no timelines, and is only a study of feasibility at this time.
Definitely interesting to see. I'd be curious how this compares to the total wheat trade between the two countries and other trading partners, how that's changing over time, and why it's specifically happening now. Is this due to old agreements being unnecessary due to increased domestic production? Is this due to the global market favouring wheat purchases from other countries? Is there just less demand due to some other reason? There is the throwaway line about China being able to source from others, but no indication of who or why.
Obviously this is just Bloomberg so they're not going to dig into these sorts of things as they only care about the changes in prices for the sake of investors.
It's so nice to read these missives. They are so inspiring and the positive messages feel so genuine. The challenges are acknowledged, but they are not used in a decisive way.
I genuinely recommend reading the book, it won't take you that long.
Key points I got are:
Summary of the US policy toward Russia post USSR up to present
There is a history of NATO moving east, and also a history of US weapons testing near the border and backing out of nuclear and arms treaties.
Preliminary integration of Ukraine military and economy prior to any admittance into NATO, effectively making them an arm of NATO without formal admission
A bunch of other history which contextualizes things. Seriously good extra context if you are not familiar with the history.
Ultimately, the US and NATO are far more at fault for the tensions that led to the current crisis.
The only thing I could think of would be him trying to get Ben's visa revoked. China has pretty strict non-criminal record requirements on their visas (at least on work visa, not sure about other types).
It's incredible and depressing how the "no difference" category has shrunk over time. Shows at least the poll takers are unable to see any alternatives.
The image shows data from April.
In may Germany entered Recession: https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/germany-enters-recession-2023-05-25/
While the G7/EU other countries may have mostly technically avoided recession, they have only done so barely so far.
The gun is a metaphor for, among other things, US backed coups. Sanctions against Cuba are another example.
This is an old meme format where the foreground character shoots the background character, then blames the flaws of the background character on something unrelated to being shot.
Goodbye Petrodollar, history will not miss you.
It's a ways to go still, but this is a promising sign.
This article is a shotgun of bad faith arguments and easily debunked propaganda. Feels like it was written by a bot that was just fed on western news. No original thoughts in the article, it's just a summary of every propaganda point I've heard in the last few years.
Honestly, it could be a good starting point for a list of common propaganda talking points and their counter arguments. I don't think I've seen such high density before.
The whole article relies on the reader already accepting every point it makes as fundamentally true, kind of like a political speech in the west. Responding to this sort of piece requires significantly more effort than it took to make the article.