Politico.eu: The guardrails that once prevented wars are failing
Wars are no longer black-swan events. They are a regular occurrence, representing the most significant transformation in global affairs since 9/11.
The Israel-Hamas war is an ominous message to the world: The guardrails that long stopped wars from breaking out are now effectively failing.
Of course, Ukraine was the first sign of this. After Russia invaded the country, it quickly became the worst conflict in Europe since World War II. Except, at the onset, the world didn’t know what to make of it. Was this a “one-off” event or the start of something else?
The latest flareup in the Middle East answers this question.
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WNU Editor: I am old enough to remember that even during the height of the Cold War American and Soviet diplomats were always talking. This helped to not only stop ongoing wars at the time from escalating and spreading, but it also helped prevent wars from starting. No more now. The lines of communication have broken down with the election of the Biden administration, and I do not see any possibility of it coming back in the foreseeable future.
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