Dear CCI Friends,
For anyone with a penchant for history, the present time feels like part of an endless loop; around and around the world goes, from century to century, war to war, the cry of “Never again!” drowned out by the next collective demand for war. Witness the frightened, and frightening, words from Finland, Estonia, Germany, et al. “We must go to war with Russia by no later than 2030!”
The following article by Leon Vermeulen sums up our present situation and asks the logical question:
Where Does This End?
“There is no visible European diplomatic track. No serious security conference. No neutral format. No sustained discussion between diplomats tasked with preventing the worst outcome. The language of European policy has narrowed to deterrence, punishment and Russian defeat.
If the only acceptable end-state is Russia’s capitulation, then there is no political road left except escalation.”
https://leonvermeulen.substack.com/p/one-step-closer-to-armageddon
It would be comforting if someone might assess this situation and come up with a different, possible, hopeful, realistic conclusion. Anyone?
The Center for Citizen Initiatives