Anyone with a clear-eyed understanding of modern warfare knows that a third world war would serve no one. There would be no winners, no rebuilding period that restores balance, no distant battlefield that spares civilian life. In a world armed with nuclear weapons, hypersonic missiles, cyber warfare, and autonomous systems, a global conflict would not be measured in territory gained but in cities erased and lives permanently altered.
The danger today is not one single crisis. It is the accumulation of many. Regional conflicts overlap, alliances harden, rhetoric escalates, and trust erodes. Each new flashpoint raises the probability of miscalculation. History makes one thing clear: world wars do not begin because everyone wants them. They begin when one decision, made under pressure or ego, triggers consequences that cannot be reversed. Continue reading…
