The world has seen this path before in fragments. Each generation assumes it is wiser than the last, yet the same patterns repeat: rising nationalism, erosion of diplomacy, and the belief that force can solve what dialogue cannot. The difference now is scale. The tools available today make past wars look restrained by comparison.
The hope, of course, is that leaders understand what is at stake. That restraint prevails over pride. That diplomacy outpaces destruction. But hope alone does not prevent war. Awareness, accountability, and global pressure do. Continue reading…
