Bilal Hamza<\/p>\n
Europe could face a new refugee crisis, and harsh economic penalties to punish Russia are expectead to reverberate worldwide. In \u201cwhat happens next for the Rest of the World<\/p>\n
We live in a world full of yardsticks that measure circumstances, miseries, sufferings and problems of humans, communities, races and nations (albeit, differently). How many times have we seen Uncle Sam and his allies bringing ruins to apparently well-to-do communities, glittering roads bearing fluxing vehicles in and out, gravidas scrolling airs of their imaginations animating toddlers gliding across their abdomens, lad and lassies knitting their dreams in daily hustle and bustle and a six-year-old impersonating a famous soccer player to amuse his siblings and parents? Though I don\u2019t belong to the pro-Russian-invasion group of half-wits, I\u2019m not an admirer of the US\u2019s horrendous role-plays that it rendered when it made everyone suffer from its imposed war-havocs.
\nA Brief History of \u201cTime\u201d
\nBiden is furious, for sure, but he must not forget that his predecessors had been paying deaf ears for ages whenever their onsets of hostility were met with criticism. Over the decades, US missiles wreaked havoc on the \u201chuman\u201d-communities, turning their hopes into ashes, and never did the former take up any responsibility for the miseries it brought to once-existing lives. A study conducted by GTN reveals some appalling stats, which in exact words say: \u201cthe United States has been at war for about 225 of the 243 years since its inception in 1776. While the number of US foreign military interventions had stood at 188 till 2017, the world superpower was found involved in 117 \u201cpartisan electoral interventions\u201d between 1946 and 2000 or around one of every nine ballot exercises held since the Second World War. This means that the United States has been at war for more than 92 per cent of the time since its birth, making critics view that the rulers of the land found by Christopher Columbus have been addicted to the use of military might and intoxicated with their successes against weaker nations that could not defend themselves for one reason or the other. Or in other words, the United States has only been at peace for less than 20 years.\u201d
\nThe US playing the same cards
\nNow, the US is seen rendering an entirely different role here\u2013essentially playing between dichotomies! On one hand, if it never thought of compromising for once during imposed war days, it urges Russia to compromise on no conditions. Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin offering talks to end the war in Ukraine, and urging the Ukrainian military to seize power and make peace, the White House threatens Russia of dire consequences. As is the case for old America, the new America follows suit. The latter isn\u2019t any different than the former at offering safe exits to states\u2019 leaders, which happens if either the leader is eye candy or its state is being aimed at by America\u2019s opponents. A debate regarding Biden\u2019s offer of an evacuation flight to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being met with an outpouring backlash over social media, where onlookers see the offer with two different outcomes, one lately, one fresh: Ashraf Ghani got the same offer whereupon he fled his native country, whereas President Volodymyr rejected Biden\u2019s offer of an evacuation flight, telling US president: \u201cI need ammunition, not a ride.\u201dWell, impressive, isn\u2019t it? An actor-turned-politician might be bruited as a meek competitor initially, but he is playing on the total contrary as he personifies bravery and resilience, at least till now.
\nLatest on the Menu
\nThe latest on the news menu is appalling stats: Until Saturday evening, any chances of reconciliation between two countries at war have diminished and Russian forces have resumed their onslaught on Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson. A curfew has been issued and people are advised to stay at home. According to BBC World Service: \u201ca former Nato ambassador says Russia\u2019s assault on Ukraine confirms Putin rejects the \u201cinternational security order\u201d and that he believes he has a right to dominate its neighbouring countries.\u201d
\nIndia never seizes to surprise!
\nWhile the global fraternity is shocked by the recent show of naked power by Russia, Pakistan\u2019s neighbourhood seems to have not woken up off its overlong slumber yet. It decided to abstain from the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution that would have deplored Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. India joined China and the United Arab Emirates in abstaining in the vote on the US-drafted text. Blatant as it may sound, it chose the BJP\u2019s normal way of addressing hostile affairs\u2013pay no heed to any form of genocide, massacre or racial extermination.
\nThe world in post-Russian invasion
\nNew York Times recently drew an analysis of what the world might look like in post-Russian invasion. It pressed that Europe could face a new refugee crisis, and harsh economic penalties to punish Russia are expected to reverberate worldwide. In \u201cwhat happens next for the Rest of the World,\u201d it came up with three immediate consequences in three different spheres: Military, Economics and Diplomacy, saying that militaristically, NATO is going to send troops to its Eastern borders to join the US troops there, whereas Russia could launch crippling cyber attacks. On the economic front, sanctions are expected from the US and Europe that could wreak havoc on the rest of the world in the form of extremely high energy costs and supply chains. These severe sanctions might lead to a global hunt for alternative resource acquisition, and which aren\u2019t easy to come by and would rather consume several years.
\nLast but not least, the consequences of the recent withdrawal of the US from the decades-long war would repeat as humanitarian crises are expected to proliferate from another part of the world, Ukraine. Europe will face new refugee crises that will require international humanitarian aid.
\nCome what may, the United States of America must always remember that its reputation has not been of a pacifier but an intriguer, intruder and trespasser. It is high time that it should reclaim its righteousness and act as a true peacemaker. Any act of igniting the circumstances would open up a tinderbox. No one allows innocent lives to be taken away, and this should be everyone\u2019s priority. Someone rightly said: \u201cTo wage a war is easy, what\u2019s difficult is to wage a war without harming the innocent. And that\u2019s where a reformist differs from a terrorist.\u201d
\nThe writer is based in Islamabad. He can be reached at mbilal.isbpk@gmail.com, FB\/mbilal.16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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