{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "I know security and foreign policy are complicated issues but it does sound a bit odd to hear Sogavare say he's standing up...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/680045371449376768/", "html": "<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"https://argumate.tumblr.com/post/680042410732109824/back-in-the-day-australia-wanted-to-treat-the\" target=\"_blank\">argumate</a>:</p><blockquote><p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"https://collapsedsquid.tumblr.com/post/680022431960858624/was-remembering-that-the-last-time-the-solomon\" target=\"_blank\">collapsedsquid</a>:</p><blockquote><p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"https://confusedbyinterface.tumblr.com/post/680021441191788544/i-know-security-and-foreign-policy-are-complicated\" target=\"_blank\">confusedbyinterface</a>:</p><blockquote><div class=\"npf_row\"><div><figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"766\" data-orig-width=\"1096\"><img src=\"/media/47d9478b198fa989688ba98fc3e8f6a94258294c_b1905791105c.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"766\" data-orig-width=\"1096\" srcset=\"/media/5e61b6774411cb8e75797172d551e9012185a858_afceeb13f2e0.jpg 75w, /media/ab32398901da586ee364a02a32ce9d1ef4600fbf_fd086bc6a350.jpg 100w, /media/48931af0bab5f410e3a0d2c29bee0456bd12d13a_cd27131c86a7.jpg 250w, /media/68836504afa738ed448d536dedc3a65b9972a1c1_710293b6f6ca.jpg 400w, /media/3844eef36798ed93df87a6aaacab76f67956dfe0_8661461af9bd.jpg 500w, /media/0b7f2331503b9a47f6500371a84c8a3d524568e1_de1b37fa90af.jpg 540w, /media/47d9478b198fa989688ba98fc3e8f6a94258294c_b1905791105c.jpg 640w, /media/c293840f23fe6bcfd08817b9b337a1a58e47c70a_ae749ac455ba.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px\"/></figure><p class=\"tmblr-attribution\"><a href=\"https://twitter.com/stephendziedzic/status/1508603169378430977\" class=\"post_info_link post_source_app\" _target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View on Twitter</a></p></div></div><div class=\"npf_row\"><div><figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"686\" data-orig-width=\"1096\"><img src=\"/media/9c0ff60b4b369da17ecbe3cc0e595765d68c2667_0c85cc24831e.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"686\" data-orig-width=\"1096\" srcset=\"/media/c4792576089eeb5627e27ea49412e95adeb4e8b1_6e7dc6a308ac.jpg 75w, /media/54e69fda94680fc4960cc67ea3db1ddbd3bcb72b_a2a0bf2eb714.jpg 100w, /media/e5df98cee4712759d661f8e9737bf5cc969ed7bd_2d971605c8f7.jpg 250w, /media/b5413f769f872e72364eaa6e5edac41631da2ce3_d2f54f594fb8.jpg 400w, /media/a9153599ef15fe199aba9b72e6ca5284ce96ea96_89336f7df027.jpg 500w, /media/301754397ffeddfc9433fac246ec80647bac4af8_2207e61cef87.jpg 540w, /media/9c0ff60b4b369da17ecbe3cc0e595765d68c2667_0c85cc24831e.jpg 640w, /media/35a092f40e094f4321739353dc380276d84839c6_f6b601abcda0.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px\"/></figure><p class=\"tmblr-attribution\"><a href=\"https://twitter.com/stephendziedzic/status/1508605066684428288\" class=\"post_info_link post_source_app\" _target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View on Twitter</a></p></div></div><div class=\"npf_row\"><div><figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"686\" data-orig-width=\"1096\"><img src=\"/media/049b6b4a9c7636289dc1c238b2ec12747de53172_8701c6fa4e7c.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"686\" data-orig-width=\"1096\" srcset=\"/media/8359cf62cee69f69458c2a57b4d45315063c3b5a_4d2b824edd89.jpg 75w, /media/3b3cd79e7646230a91e57da86616128339ba0458_f2fe5e79797f.jpg 100w, /media/573f06e8e713d84e9d57807e0c6d858fcbec4984_2d318b4b16f6.jpg 250w, /media/5719680958e209a95b405d858c8cb0ab14186c0a_c676906f9b62.jpg 400w, /media/00a9a60528b0c40ebd64543f8cc9dfe7970fbcff_2f6b07c3fee4.jpg 500w, /media/038cb8a8e66b6a4c0b47ee1713d013f408f19e20_3279fc7fb514.jpg 540w, /media/049b6b4a9c7636289dc1c238b2ec12747de53172_8701c6fa4e7c.jpg 640w, /media/c4c3507f9f3fb98ad9e0de66137a648efe70ce51_cc0a8d700558.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px\"/></figure><p class=\"tmblr-attribution\"><a href=\"https://twitter.com/stephendziedzic/status/1508614698865889280\" class=\"post_info_link post_source_app\" _target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View on Twitter</a></p></div></div><p>I know security and foreign policy are complicated issues but it does sound a bit odd to hear Sogavare say he&rsquo;s standing up against the liberal hegemony of Australia <i>not</i> building military bases in the Solomon Islands. His whole grievance is that Australia wasn&rsquo;t occupying SI, and <i>someone</i> has to do it, so he&rsquo;s going with China.</p></blockquote><p>Was remembering that the last time the Solomon Islands popped up is was them requesting Australian troops to put down some rioting, guess they didn\u2019t provide enough</p></blockquote><p>back in the day Australia wanted to treat the South Pacific much like the way America treats the Caribbean; I mean it still does but now it&rsquo;s not clear <i>how</i>.</p></blockquote>\n<p>Historically our approach was\ufffc &ldquo;take on the Old Man (Spain) and win, claim his holdings, and establish a naval base at Guantanamo Bay&rdquo;</p>", "thumbnail_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/media/47d9478b198fa989688ba98fc3e8f6a94258294c_b1905791105c.jpg", "thumbnail_width": 640, "thumbnail_height": 447}