We're sleepwalking off a cliff when it comes to Ukraine. We need to imagine what defeat looks like if we're going to snap out of it.

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But the struggle between Bartholomew and Kirill is bigger than Ukraine...The divide has drawn comparisons to the Great Schism, which a millennium ago separated the Orthodox East and the Catholic West.
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FT Exclusive: Finland's new president is worried that 'belligerent' rhetoric against Russia is distracting Nato leaders from preparing their armies for a potential conflict. on.ft.com/3VRAVLe

It has been 3 decades since the #Rwanda #Genocide , yet today the world is witnessing more regression than progress on mass atrocities. We seem to inhabit a global (dis)-order where fundamental values and principles hold little sway. ft.com/content/b6e010…

But there is another very attractive target nearby: the western #Balkans …the #Kremlin has its eyes on other prizes: #Serbia , #Kosovo and the ethnically divided nation of #Bosnia and Herzegovina. Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

#NATO turns 75. Since 1949, the alliance has stood as a bulwark against threats to collective security in #Europe & North America. Time Magazine asked about its relevance in 1990. Well, #Balkans in 90’s & now, 9/11, #Russia 's aggression in #Ukraine , prove its enduring importance

Unraveling Havana Syndrome: New evidence links the GRU's assassination Unit 29155 to mysterious attacks on U.S. officials and their families theins.ru/en/politics/27…

Renowned scholar Chi Pang-yuan has passed away. Her acclaimed book 'The Great Flowing River' chronicles her youth in mainland #China & her adulthood in #Taiwan , offering a personal narrative of modern Chinese history, notably the wartime period during the Japanese invasion.

🚨 BREAKING: A Russian propaganda network paid MEPs to disseminate propaganda, Belgium's PM has said.
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“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis overall.” Edward O. Wilson

In memory of The Nobel Prize laureate Daniel Kahneman. Watch his classic TED Talk on how we perceive happiness and why it’s so difficult to think straight about well-being:
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Daniel Kahneman upended his field!

“It's a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps you healthy and it keeps you resilient.”

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The PACE_Political Affairs Committee, meeting in Paris, has recommended that Kosovo* be invited to become a member of the @CoE. More details on the PACE site soon…

Next step: a plenary debate - due on 18th April - and a vote by the full Assembly on its statutory Opinion.