Bevr @ladylaughlines.bsky.social·2024-11-19T17:22:20.995Z#
It is always complicated. Great excuse for doing nothing or next to nothing, for not wanting to take any risks.
I suspect the legal issues are complicated.
auonsson@auonsson.bsky.social·2024-11-19T12:11:38.624Z#
So? Let the PR dept and lawyers handle that after the fact. Just do it.
After the ship is stopped, data retrieved, anchors inspected, crew questioned the one responsible for decision can say, 'Oops, sorry. Acted to defend against hostile action"
Leif Nixon@nixon.now·2024-11-19T12:18:02.157Z#
Rule-based world order, and all that.
I'm all for renegotiating the Copenhagen Treaty, though. No passage through the Belts if you don't behave.
Various Threnodies@various-threnodies.bsky.social·2024-11-19T20:16:13.837Z#
Rules-based order requires that both sides be participating. Else, it's just naievete which will be interpreted as weakness, leading to more incidents.
Leif Nixon@nixon.now·2024-11-19T20:44:59.729Z#
I disagree, it's just a matter of having means of enforcement.
FU vatnik Elon! 🇪🇺🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini!@babaimi.bsky.social·2024-11-19T18:11:42.035Z#
Tell this to @thelookout.bsky.social please
MacV@macvsog.bsky.social·2024-11-19T16:35:42.749Z#
Danish Navy appear to be shadowing her. It would be a relatively low risk of escalation to board the ship should it be innocent. NATO decision makers will be working through their operational decision making as we speak.