We've been warned. "Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the current conflict in his country could escalate into a world war. After nearly 60 years of observing conflict, I've got a nasty feeling he's right."

“Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the current conflict in his country could escalate into a world war. After nearly 60 years of observing conflict, I've got a nasty feeling he's right.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the current conflict in his country could escalate into a world war. After nearly 60 years of observing conflict, I've got a nasty feeling he's right.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

www.bbc.com/news/article... “…the outlook could scarcely be more gloomy”

John Simpson: 'I've reported on 40 wars but I've never seen a year like 2025' It has been a year of multiple major conflicts - and there are geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance

„If you thought WW3 would be a shooting-match with ☢️ weapons, think again. It's much more likely to be a collection of diplomatic and military manoeuvres, which will see autocracy flourish. It could even threaten to break up the Western alliance. And the process has already started.“ Good pie

Yet how many North Americans even consider the international implications of their decision when casting a ballot? www.bbc.com/news/article... I was pretty much thinking only of me. And you?

Europa zit in een koude oorlog met RU, VS en China. De militaire confrontatie met RU loert om de hoek en de vraag of EU mentaal klaar is om met spoed n wapenwedloop aan te gaan is prangende. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, provides some valuable historical context, perspective and thoughts on the future in these "interesting times." May peace and humanity prevail.

War has already come to Europe. Simpson sees more darkness for Europe as the US embraces the foreign policy principle 'spheres of interest' and turns its back on us.

The Simpsons. No, not those Simpsons. John Simpson. www.bbc.com/news/article...

"If you thought World War Three would be a shooting-match with nuclear weapons, think again. It's much more likely to be a collection of diplomatic & military manoeuvres, which will see autocracy flourish. It could even threaten to break up the Western alliance. And the process has alr

A *must read* - 'I've reported on 40 wars but I've never seen a year like 2025' "If you thought WWIII would be a shooting-match with nuclear weapons, think again. It's more likely to be collection of diplomatic & military manoeuvres, which will see autocracy flouris

www.bbc.com/news/article... I've never seen a year quite as worrying as 2025 has been - not just because several major conflicts are raging but because it is becoming clear that one of them has geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance.

Not comfortable reading. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This is an accurate summary of the risks on the board. The norms of open global society are at risk like they have not been since pre WWII We must not take the norms, that defined global society for the last 80 years, for granted Evil is fighting against them www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the current conflict in his country could escalate into a world war. After nearly 60 years of observing conflict, I've got a nasty feeling he's right." www.bbc.com/news/article...

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