
Commentary / World May 11, 2022
Ending the war of attrition in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has degenerated into a savage war of attrition that each side believes it will win, but which in reality both sides will lose.
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Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has degenerated into a savage war of attrition that each side believes it will win, but which in reality both sides will lose.
The Ukraine in consultation with the U.S. and Europe, which are backing its war-fighting capacity, should formulate and state what a reasonable peace settlement would look like.
Putin’s reasoning for opposing NATO's expansion reflects a continuation of the Cold War mindset; but that mindset remains active on both sides.
America’s politics have become an insider’s game to favor the super-rich and corporate lobbies at the expense of the overwhelming majority of citizens.
No global structure of peace can be stable and secure unless all parties recognize others’ legitimate security interests.
Banking regulations should be revised and a new and improved credit-rating system implemented to facilitate more lending to developing countries.
After 29 years of U.S. congressional inaction since the Senate ratified the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992, the rest of the world sees just how uncommitted America is.
G20 countries account for 80% of carbon dioxide emissions.
Almost every modern U.S. military intervention in the developing world has come to rot. It’s hard to think of an exception since the Korean War.
2016 should mark the start of a new century of homegrown Middle Eastern politics focused urgently on the challenges of sustainable development.