I find myself asking (and it's an honest question): If the multiethnic Yugoslavian federation proved unworkable in the long run, why should the multiethnic Bosnian federation prove any more workable in the long run?
Are the Bosniaks the reason the state is needed? Meaning otherwise, if we accept that ethnicity = nation, the Serb and Croat inhabited portions could join Serbia and Croatia without too much of an issue if that’s what they wanted but there’s nowhere for the Bosniaks to safely join.
On the subject of Belarus and sanctions some of the problem is everyone wants there own sanctions cutouts even Poland and Lithuania. For example there are two major producers of a key ingredient of fertilizer in the world called Potash, Canada and Belarus. Even though the "other" producer of Potash is a democratic NATO ally multiple EU member states including both Lithuania and Poland have made clear they don't want to be dependent on a single supplier and thus refuse to block imports of Belarussian potash.
Yes, you've made this point before, and I think it's an excellent one. Perhaps you'd like to expand it into a short piece for us: "The Potash Solution." You could interview relevant policy makers to ask, "Why aren't you taking this obvious step?" I'd like to know what they say.
I would love to but I need some assistance getting in touch with the relevant policy makers that perhaps you, Monique, and some of the other Globalists might have access too. From my perspective the small number of contacts I have in Brussels don't really understand this issue either and tend to agree with my point of view on this.
The facts on this subject the best I can ferret out seems to be as follows:
1. Potash is a fairly obscure commodity(compared to oil and gas) but really important(it is basically the key ingredient of fertilizer) that very few people have ever heard of in both producing(Canada) and consuming nations.
2. Lithuania has long been the main tidewater export point for Belarussian potash to be transloaded onto ships.
3. There has long been a perception in Canadian media that Potash production is not a "free market" and the provincial govt in Saskatchewan(where almost all of the deposits are found) imposes a somewhat heavy hand on it's production and marketing. The comparison has been made that Saskatchewan(with the support of Ottawa) controls Potash production the way Saudi Arabia controls oil. Remember again there are only two or three jurisdictions with commercially viable potash deposits Saskatchewan(a Canadian province), Belarus and to a lesser extent Russia.
4. A lot of Canada's production tends to flow West into the Pacific basin i.e. is shipped on very long dedicated freight trains from Saskatchewan to Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland and then loaded on ships headed all over the Pacific Rim. There is a Canadian export terminal on the East Coast too however and the exports shipments occur going into the Atlantic basin all the time too.
I have posted these before but these two videos give a quick overview what the hell is Potash mining for those who have no idea who have no idea what it is(in English)
Safety standards are also considered to be a lot HIGHER in Canada than in Luka's Belarus so the videos are probably more reflective of Canada than what you might find in Belarus.
I find myself asking (and it's an honest question): If the multiethnic Yugoslavian federation proved unworkable in the long run, why should the multiethnic Bosnian federation prove any more workable in the long run?
Are the Bosniaks the reason the state is needed? Meaning otherwise, if we accept that ethnicity = nation, the Serb and Croat inhabited portions could join Serbia and Croatia without too much of an issue if that’s what they wanted but there’s nowhere for the Bosniaks to safely join.
On the subject of Belarus and sanctions some of the problem is everyone wants there own sanctions cutouts even Poland and Lithuania. For example there are two major producers of a key ingredient of fertilizer in the world called Potash, Canada and Belarus. Even though the "other" producer of Potash is a democratic NATO ally multiple EU member states including both Lithuania and Poland have made clear they don't want to be dependent on a single supplier and thus refuse to block imports of Belarussian potash.
Yes, you've made this point before, and I think it's an excellent one. Perhaps you'd like to expand it into a short piece for us: "The Potash Solution." You could interview relevant policy makers to ask, "Why aren't you taking this obvious step?" I'd like to know what they say.
I would love to but I need some assistance getting in touch with the relevant policy makers that perhaps you, Monique, and some of the other Globalists might have access too. From my perspective the small number of contacts I have in Brussels don't really understand this issue either and tend to agree with my point of view on this.
The facts on this subject the best I can ferret out seems to be as follows:
1. Potash is a fairly obscure commodity(compared to oil and gas) but really important(it is basically the key ingredient of fertilizer) that very few people have ever heard of in both producing(Canada) and consuming nations.
2. Lithuania has long been the main tidewater export point for Belarussian potash to be transloaded onto ships.
3. There has long been a perception in Canadian media that Potash production is not a "free market" and the provincial govt in Saskatchewan(where almost all of the deposits are found) imposes a somewhat heavy hand on it's production and marketing. The comparison has been made that Saskatchewan(with the support of Ottawa) controls Potash production the way Saudi Arabia controls oil. Remember again there are only two or three jurisdictions with commercially viable potash deposits Saskatchewan(a Canadian province), Belarus and to a lesser extent Russia.
4. A lot of Canada's production tends to flow West into the Pacific basin i.e. is shipped on very long dedicated freight trains from Saskatchewan to Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland and then loaded on ships headed all over the Pacific Rim. There is a Canadian export terminal on the East Coast too however and the exports shipments occur going into the Atlantic basin all the time too.
I have posted these before but these two videos give a quick overview what the hell is Potash mining for those who have no idea who have no idea what it is(in English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKQmsr5m_uY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6dgWnACwr4
Safety standards are also considered to be a lot HIGHER in Canada than in Luka's Belarus so the videos are probably more reflective of Canada than what you might find in Belarus.