upstreamdread
/ˈʌpstriːmˌdrɛd/nounVerified NewThe standing fear held by a downstream country of the upstream one that controls its water.
Dams become valves on a national throat, and drought years become negotiation years. Farmers check another capital's reservoir reports as closely as their own rain gauge.
Etym. — upstream + dread: geography as a permanent threat assessment.
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