Now they are eleven. Pepe Escobar mentions that the original five reached a compromise about the number of new countries accepted as full members starting January 1st.Thanks for reading Incursions! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
Insightful reasoning given here, especially regarding Egypt/Ethiopia! I suspect some major players e.g. Indonesia, DRC were left out because they are too politically vulnerable to being made a priority for US state dept. regime change at this time. I'm sure Mexico's Lopez-Obregon would have loved to participate if he didn't feel the wrath of his northern neighbor blowing cold air on the prospect.
Insightful reasoning given here, especially regarding Egypt/Ethiopia! I suspect some major players e.g. Indonesia, DRC were left out because they are too politically vulnerable to being made a priority for US state dept. regime change at this time. I'm sure Mexico's Lopez-Obregon would have loved to participate if he didn't feel the wrath of his northern neighbor blowing cold air on the prospect.