The current conflict in Europe has shown me anew how easily peoples can plunge into a world war. This is not only a war between Russia and Ukraine. Other nations are interfering as well.
The USA, France, Germany, England and others under the NATO umbrella support Ukraine. On the other side, Belarus, Syria, Iran, Venezuela, China, Nicaragua and other countries stand by the Russians.
As Putin and Saudi Crown Prince MBS cozied up in recent weeks, warming relations between Moscow and Riyadh sparked fear in the West.
Until a year ago, a war in the West was seen as nigh impossible. War can happen anywhere, but not in Europe, not after World War II and the rise of modernity with its supposed new enlightenment. People truly believe that war in Europe was a thing of the past. And they’ve been saying as much for years. If there were to be an explosion, everyone was certain it would be in the Middle East, and not in the peaceful West. But the reality of life shows that even in the West, sanity falters when the hubris of rulers lead to dead ends.
European governments will not succeed with humanism, especially as they doze off repeating the mantra “turn the other cheek.” But this also applies to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who must also use foresight and not be tempted by advice from Western governments. Bad political decisions can embroil us all in a global war.
If the other allies mobilize, either on the side of the Russians or the Ukraine, then we will all slide into conflict, into a third world war. Admission of Ukraine to NATO would lead to World War III. “Kyiv is aware that such a step means a certain escalation toward a third world war,” said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Alexander Venediktov in mid-October.
A world war is becoming more and more likely in our generation, and once again opening stage is likely to be Europe, not the Middle East.
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