Geopolitics, once remote, feels intimate. Rivalries and mistrust have strained the global system to a point where even small miscalculations carry disproportionate risk. Stability, long assumed, now appears contingent rather than guaranteed.
Beneath the official statements was an unspoken appeal—less to the public than to those in power. Pause. Reconsider. Step back before momentum overtakes judgment and escalation becomes irreversible. Continue reading…