Are we heading for another world war – or has it already started?
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Sat, 10 May 2025 08:00:48 +0300

The rulesbased world order is in retreat and violence is on the rise, forcing countries to rethink their relationshipsIn a week in which former allies in a redividing globe separately commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, the sense of a runaway descent towards a third world war draws ever closer.The implosion of Pax Americana, the interconnectedness of conflicts, the new willingness to resort to unbridled statesponsored violence and the irrelevance of the institutions of the rulesbased order have all been on brutal display this week.
From Kashmir to Khan Younis, Hodeidah, Port Sudan and Kursk, the only sound is of explosions, and the only lesson is that the old rules no longer apply.
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