Mr. Ngorr (or is it Hamjatta),

Your "Ponzi theory" seems to elude me.  As far as I can see, there is
absolutely no scheming here.  Wade and Jammeh are all very well
informed of the issues at hand, and they are also very well aware of
what is at stake: sub-regional peace and stability.  It is common
knowledge in international politics that a balance of power ( in the
SeneGambian context-soft power...the ability to influence
behaviour/political dialogues) is a fundamental factor to secure
peace/stability.   Nations in most situations have two options- either
go to war and secure overhelming hegemonic power or go to the
negotiating table.
The balancing act through dialogue involves both sides presenting their
mutually anti-thetical national interests, and during the dialectical
process a synthesis that will sublate all other factional interests is
reached.  Only then do nations go into pacts amongst themselves with
absolute confidence.

Finally, Ngorr( the guru from Oxford, hehe) nations have only permanent
interests and this axiom has been tested since the Peloponnesian War to
contemporary world affairs.  A nation's foreign policy is never
subsumed to some fantastic moral/ethical crusade (a sure road to
disaster and calamity).  Peace/stability can only be achieved through a
calculus of national interests and not through some "Ponzi Schemings"

Waiting to hear from you soon.

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