All tagged War
In the United States, the term “stolen land” is often used to describe the unjust colonization of the Americas by Europeans at the expense of indigenous tribes. This outlook on history implies that the land was the rightful property of the native peoples as an ethnic group, and that it was occupied by Europeans in an immoral way.
The Russian-Ukrainian war shook the world with its dire consequences, and it might have shocked many. Still, this bloody turmoil’s genesis didn’t occur overnight; rather, an accumulation of past events gave birth to this war. So, what are these events, and how has the war impacted the world? Additionally, what can we do to prevent such a tragic event from taking place again?
In February 2022 the war in Ukraine was widely expected to last less than a week against a Russian invasion. Now, there is speculation that the Western support of Ukraine could last beyond 2025. There are similar estimations on when Russia’s necessary material and logistics will be eroded. Ukraine has been in the Russian sphere of influence for much of its history, and for hundreds of years was adjoined to Moscow through different regimes. Once the conflict manifested positive results for Ukraine’s defense, 45 countries hastily sent weapons once designated for their own militaries, to the soldiers who were now fighting their enemy.
On February 24, 2022, Russia announced what its president, Vladimir Putin, called a “special military operation” into Ukraine. This war has damaged the global economy, the national economies of the world, and the lives and livelihoods of people in most regions of our planet, especially in developing countries. It has caused materials shortages, food shortages, and price rises in most regions of the world. However, what it is perhaps changing the most about the world is the Western-power-dominated global order. No longer do the nations of the West hold infinite power over international affairs; they now have serious contenders, most notably Russia and China.
