That specific issue can be solved by putting the records on a central server where only the sysadmin has root access, and serving only the necessary files to each user, right? (Although I suppose the upfront costs of a server would scare away management.)
And according to the new export rules, the application for an export license must be submitted in Chinese.
For maximum humiliation, they should return any applications with spelling / grammar mistakes with red underlines and a request that the applicant write it correctly ten times for each mistake.
Remember when Israel carefully avoided the one site with Russian engineers when bombing Iran? Israel might be a mad dog, but they very well understand the difference between a regional power and a superpower.
The sites in Iran where Russian engineers were working didn't get bombed. All Palestine needs is a hospital or factory run by the Chinese or Russians, and Israel won't touch it.
I would be surprised if the PLO does not have multiple factions, ranging from selfish bootlickers to people who think they can get a better deal for their people by joining the only 'legitimate' government. So they would be jockeying for power and each week's actions would be decided by who won the negotiations that week.
They got kicked from the Asian federation. But also FIFA federations don't follow continental boundaries that closely anyway. Australia is in the Asian Federation, Turkey is also in UEFA, etc.
The stress this causes in the Earth system can be measured by the proportion of natural biomass productivity that humanity channels into its own uses – through harvested crops, residues and timber – but also the reduction in photosynthetic activity caused by land cultivation and sealing.
I'm guessing this is specifically why Russia insisted that the pipeline go through Mongolia and the Mongolians get a generous toll for the use of their land.
That specific issue can be solved by putting the records on a central server where only the sysadmin has root access, and serving only the necessary files to each user, right? (Although I suppose the upfront costs of a server would scare away management.)