kersplomp@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL The United States was responsible for the majority of documented electoral interventionslocken.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1349arrow-down120
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minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up88arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoI was feeling an itch to quantify this list and look at the impact of recent elections as well. Here’s the tallies as I found them from the source- USA- 58 interventions, 3 since 2000 Soviet Union/Russia- 38 interventions, 9 since 2000 China- 20 interventions, 18 since 2000 Saudi Arabia- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000 Iran- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000 Israel- 3 interventions, all post-2000 India- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000 France- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000 There’s a smattering of others with 1-3 interventions but these were the main ones.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 month agoThe Vatican City having one was a highlight for me
minus-squareapfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-21 month agoThe Vatican, another theocratic state instantiated by far right extremists. The Vatican as a modern nation state was formalized by Mussolini.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·1 month ago Saudi Arabia- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000 This feels like an undercount. Israel- 3 interventions, all post-2000 This feels like an enormous undercount.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoThey’re not the greatest to their former colonies. Gave Russia the opening in West Africa imo
I was feeling an itch to quantify this list and look at the impact of recent elections as well. Here’s the tallies as I found them from the source-
USA- 58 interventions, 3 since 2000
Soviet Union/Russia- 38 interventions, 9 since 2000
China- 20 interventions, 18 since 2000
Saudi Arabia- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000
Iran- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000
Israel- 3 interventions, all post-2000
India- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000
France- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000
There’s a smattering of others with 1-3 interventions but these were the main ones.
The Vatican City having one was a highlight for me
The Vatican, another theocratic state instantiated by far right extremists. The Vatican as a modern nation state was formalized by Mussolini.
This feels like an undercount.
This feels like an enormous undercount.
aww France why
They’re not the greatest to their former colonies. Gave Russia the opening in West Africa imo