NATO confronted in the streets of Ankara
Democrats try to figure it out in real time, on the world stage in Munich. And, center stage was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive Democratic congresswoman from New York, along with Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic governor of Michigan.
‘If you are not at the table, you are on the menu’ Carney said the world’s middle powers must unite to resist coercion by aggressive superpowers, warning that traditional assumptions about global order no longer hold.
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The far north has long been a region of exceptional international cooperation. It has been replaced by an emerging era of competition over resources-rare earth metals and control of shipping lanes. Trump’s designs on Greenland come at such a time.
Europe needs to finally seize the initiative and stop wasting time trying to manage Trump. It is time for Europe to formulate clear conditions under which real negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine can take place.
The EL has condemned Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine as a violation of international law and denial of Ukraine’s sovereignty. However the EL has not aligned itself with NATO whose objective has been to end the war through military means.
The Forum gathered diverse voices advocating peace, climate justice, and social justice, seeking to break Europe’s political deadlock and avert its march to war. The Forum concluded with a common declaration.
The NATO issue did not trigger the war. However, the thoughtless expansion of NATO contributed to a climate of mistrust that was a factor in Russia’s moving in an aggressive, nationalist direction. But there are two more parts to the story.
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