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A top White House official has threatened to redraw the Canadian border amid Donald Trump’s ambition to turn the country in America’s “51st state”.

Peter Navarro, one of Donald Trump’s closest advisers, is pushing US negotiators to discuss reworking the border with their Canadian counterparts, The Telegraph can reveal.

“Navarro recommended revising the Canada-US border, which is just crazy and dangerous,” a source close to negotiations told The Telegraph.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

This is, actually, how it works. See: every other border dispute.

[–] HappySkullsplitter 10 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Can't arbitrarily redraw an international border without negotiation

The United Nations Charter prohibits the annexation of a state's territory by another state through the use of force. Annexation is considered an act of aggression and a violation of international law

[–] [email protected] 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Funny thing about International Law. It only ever seems to apply when when someone has the will and the power to enforce it. Who has the power to enforce it if the US is the guilty party?

[–] HappySkullsplitter 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Sanctions

The US has a LOT of trading partners

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

And yet it regularly happens with little consequence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Bigger army diplomacy is a remarkably effective negotiation strategy.

[–] HappySkullsplitter 3 points 16 hours ago

From William Spaniel

The Madman Theory - The Scientific Art of Negotiating with a Possibly Irrational Opponent

We live in an era where multiple major world leaders have the perception of behaving irrationality. How should the opponent of such a leader negotiate in such cases? It turns out, what makes the situation more interesting is how a rational leader should behave if others think he may be irrational. This is known as the "madman theory" of international relations. Today, we take a deep look into it and see that the benefits of being a perceived madman are fleeting.