Itās all too easy to sketch a likely trajectory that is far from a pleasant prospect. But we should never forget the usual proviso. We do not have to be passive spectators, thereby contributing to potential disaster.
The U.S. is vigorously fanning the flames while Ukraine is asking it to tone down the rhetoric
GOP is more akin to āa radical insurgencyā with āno interest in democracyā than a political party
Crucially, there is widespread understanding of the measures that can be take, quite realistically, to avert impending disaster and move on to a much better world
The US committed the supreme international crime in Indochina
Trumpās āBig Lieā continues to hold sway over the overwhelming majority of Republicans voters, and the Republican Party itself is increasingly unwilling to accept defeat
Interview on a variety of topics
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is a solvable problem, but one wonders if the U.S. will remain dedicated to a āzombie policyā that could produce potentially awful consequences in the event of a diplomatic failure
The main lesson from the Cold War era is that itās a virtual miracle that we have survived
Interview on COP26 climate summit in Glasgow
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