B.t.w., on a more useless note, i’ve been playing with some possible acronyms for the past hour, without success, my favorite for now is « I(ran) B(razil)E(thiopia)A(rgentina)R(ussia) E(gypt)C(hina)E(mirates)S(audi arabia)I(ndia)S(outh africa) ».
An ecesis being the successful establishment of a plant/animal in a habitat that was barren previously.
Here’s some failed attempts :
- scareee ibis
- see, ibis care
- erase ibices
- i see bear, sic!
- icee braises
- ricee biases
- baeee! Crisis!
- raise, EECbis
- And i’ll spare you even worse ones
Yeah, i’m not sure that they’ll be called by their acronym anymore, but who cares right ? They’ve made an alliance with the Middle-East, now include the two largest countries in South America, and even set a second foot in Africa with the ultra-famous Ethiopia(, one of the first christian countries, a communist history, one of the few never colonized, etc.) ! Well worth more than a single toast.
The world doesn’t have to be divided, it’s the west who refuses to live with such differences as socialism, islamism, or whatever survived the colonization, if this alliance enables diversity( in unity) then that’s a good thing.
I think the Saudi’s status as an ally of the US is increasingly contentious. Things have been less-than-friendly over the past few years. Them beginning to make peace with Iran, showing interest outside of the West and outside of the petrodollar, not so readily adhering to the US’s demands following Ukraine…
It’s hard to say if they just see the US as a leperous beast killing itself and all who stick by its side, or if this is just the whims of the winds, but to me I see Saudi/US relations continuing to deteriorate. Them joining BRICS will surely been seen as another crypto-intolerable slight to the Empire.