As world tensions heighten over Ukraine, some fear this crisis might grow into a great geopolitical catastrophe. Certainly it could. But few recognize there is an even greater matter of conflict brewing between the US and Russia. It could quickly outpace the already-dangerous Ukraine war. Consider the following statement about the war: “This is not about Ukraine at all, but the world order.” Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said that, referencing the war. Oxford University professor Peter Frankopan in The Spectator for March 4, 2023 cited that statement by Lavrov. It was made a month after the invasion. Now it has become a point that’s been virtually lost in the subsequent mish-mash of conflicting news reports on every side of the still ongoing Ukraine conflict. Lavrov’s “world order” term equates to an issue that many refer to as American hegemony. To understand where the “world order” issue might take us, let’s first look at the already immediate dangers of the Ukraine conflict. Often we are reminded that Vladimir Putin famously alleged that the demise of the Soviet Union was “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the [20th] century.” NBC News reported it back in April 2005. Now it can be debated …read more
Source:: Ron Paul Institute
