The ‘Evil Empire’ Strikes Back: Ukraine, Kosovo, Armenia, Israel
Suddenly we have hit a historical fulcrum where all the predicted disastrous conflicts, having built up for decades, erupt simultaneously. Russia-Ukraine, Armenia-Azerbaijan, Israel-Palestine and the like flaring up across borders but also within borders, threatening even Western countries where supporters of each side now live in large numbers. Several of the latent ethnic, tribal, religious and imperial flashpoints have come alive. Why is it all happening almost simultaneously; is there a thread that binds it together?