Libya's Lessons for Venezuela: Reform the Economy Before It Is Too Late

Two important questions remain: whether these actions can happen at scale and whether more countries will join in to support these efforts. These are costly actions for a coastal state, in terms of deploying operatives to board the vessel and then holding the ship for a period of time. Garnering collective support to carry out these operations would increase impact on Russia and distribute the burden across Europe.”

By openly validating several of Trump’s core criticisms of Europe, Zelensky’s Davos speech both flatters Trump and underscores Europe’s strategic hesitancy,” said Natia Seskuria, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank. “This rhetoric is not, on its own, likely to rupture Ukraine’s relationship with its European partners given the depth of relationship. Yet it is undeniably a daring move as Europe has been Ukraine’s most consistent and reliable ally.”

What the information from Grok does is to take away the mystery of lab work and opens the possibility to those who previously believed they would need access to specific facilities, equipment or chemicals. There is, additionally, information as to what catches people out, such as quantities of chemicals purchased, self-poisoning and smells that could be picked up by neighbours... The Grok information widens the pool of potential users of chemical agents and reduces the likelihood of them being caught...I think the way forward is strong legislation that puts the onus on the tech companies to proactively prevent the misuse. International bodies can then provide platforms for countries with better developed understanding and legislation to share experience and details with those that are behind.”