Famines, blockades & sanctions on basic goods were the WMD of the colonial age. All the latecomer nations raced to get out from under this boot and become empires - and became the same sort of monster or worser.
Every meal is a gift from Harber & Bosch + the world order allowing international trade.
Great man, on whose shoulders many dwarfs have postured, about having brought peace by self-posturing and self-producing. We talked ourselves into having changed and being better than our predecessors, while eating their meals. We got drunk with ourselves on their grapes.
Every meal is a gift from Harber & Bosch + the world order allowing international trade.
A glimps can be had, when looking at countries going bankrupt who can not import these basics: Sri-Lanka https://www.wfp.org/news/food-crisis-sri-lanka-likely-worsen... or Pakistan.