The Russia-Ukraine War could go horribly wrong and Europe is unprepared for it. The EU could take practical steps to improve food security as well as confront the fears that underlie the warlike atmosphere that we find ourselves in today.
Bosnia did not get the support it needed 30 years ago to defend itself. Today it is barely a state, and that's the fate that Ukraine needs to avoid.
The US is funding and supporting Ukraine but not participating in its war against Russia. This has produced the conditions for a radical upsurge in propaganda.
Realists think that the Russia-Ukraine War should be resolved diplomatically. They ignore that Russia has no intention to achieve a peaceful conclusion and continues to flout international law. Therefore, the West must support Ukraine militarily.
A Christmas truce followed by peace talks would end the suffering of millions of Ukrainians, end a global economic crisis and save the world from the specter of nuclear war.
The Global War on Terror, launched after the 9/11 attacks and then fought disastrously forever, has led to extremism coming home to roost in the US.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has so far failed to weaken US and European support for Ukraine. Meanwhile, despite punishing Russian air strikes, Ukraine is successfully ejecting the invading army.
A missile strike on a Polish village near the Ukrainian border demonstrated how surrealism can unexpectedly upset the comfortable hyperreality of a proxy war.
