As if the fighting in Gaza is not bad enough – and it is definitely more than bad enough – there is also fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. In mid-June both sides escalated attacks, a development that no one in the world actually needs. Israel is still conducting an offensive against Hamas in […]
Category: international relations
Credible and Not-so-Credible Threats
Here’s the situation. Someone or something A (we’ll call A “Asshole” for easy identification) makes a threat against someone or something B (we’ll call B “Beta” just for fun). Asshole says to Beta, “Beta if you don’t give me your lunch money, Imma beat you up.” Now Beta has to decide whether to give in […]
