What Now is the Future of Ukraine: Korea or Yugoslavia?
Will the Russia-Ukraine War turn into a stalemate or the crushing defeat of an imperial power?
Will the Russia-Ukraine War turn into a stalemate or the crushing defeat of an imperial power?
The US broke its promises and expanded NATO eastwards, increasing Russian insecurity. The US and the UK also torpedoed peace talks before war broke out. No side can win the war on the battlefield and the US must take five simple steps to bring back peace.
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.
The rise of the Islamic Republic followed the fall of the monarchy of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Support for the revival of the Shah is growing in Iran and they’ve found an ally in Moscow. Washington financed the Shah the first time, and now the Pahlavists want a repeat of history. Instead, the West must heed the lessons of the past and push for democracy in Iran.
The US and NATO are walking a precarious fine line in Ukraine, caught between their commitment to an open-ended, ever-escalating war and the existential danger of nuclear war.
Macbeth’s witches understood how ambitious politicians tend to equivocate with values. Alas, the media prefers to follow the politicians’ equivocal reasoning rather than critique or deconstruct it.
As Poland prepares for a possible escalation of the war in Ukraine, it has welcomed Ukrainian refugees with open arms. However, refugees from the Global South have been met with barbed wire and walls.
The cry of "never again" is not enough and must be matched with action. Learning from the Nazi past, Europe has to back Ukraine and ensure that Ukrainians secure justice for theft, loss and damage of their cultural property.