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Nick Brumfield
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Researcher on Yemen, Middle East, Maritime Security | BA Ohio University, MA Georgetown University | Posts about the Middle East, Appalachia, and what I'm reading | From WV/Mid-Ohio Valley, based in DC | Getting hostile in my mentions gets a block
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The number of times a state has acquired territory through force and had that acquisition recognized by the international community since 1945 can be counted on one hand. All of them took place in very fluid post-colonial contexts. You give Russia this, it's open season for irredentism

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You do not cede territory under the threat of armed force You do not pressure states to cede territory under the threat of armed force You simply do not do it; if the US were to force Ukraine to do it, there goes the bedrock of the post-war order

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And before anyone starts, I've made a bunch of noise about Western Sahara and the Golan Heights on Twitter. This is my thing.

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Nick Brumfield
@nickjbrumfield.bsky.social
Researcher on Yemen, Middle East, Maritime Security | BA Ohio University, MA Georgetown University | Posts about the Middle East, Appalachia, and what I'm reading | From WV/Mid-Ohio Valley, based in DC | Getting hostile in my mentions gets a block
3.1k followers1.4k following12.6k posts
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