By Shlomo Ben-Ami, Project Syndicate
Vladimir Putin and Binyamin Netanyahu offer ideological explanations for their respective wars: the “eternal Russia” is locked in a permanent conflict with a West that wants it annihilated, and the Jewish state faces existential threats from all sides. In fact, Ukraine and Gaza are wars of choice, motivated by self-interest.
According to the Danish Defence Intelligence Service, Moscow could conduct isolated long-range strikes against infrastructure supporting Ukraine
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was premature to discuss an agenda, despite Washington’s invitation for Putin to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Miami in December.
Its author, Norman Angell, argued that because nations relied heavily on a highly intertwined global trading system, the economic cost of war would drastically outweigh any potential gains.
The invitation comes as Washington explores limited ceasefire arrangements involving energy infrastructure and grain-related issues in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Fulton Sheen possessed a rare gift: He could bring the richness, beauty and intellectual depth of traditional Catholicism into the homes of ordinary Americans.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi reportedly conveyed the proposal through Qatari mediators, with Tehran seeking the lifting of a U.S. naval blockade, relief from oil sanctions and the release of $12 billion in frozen assets.
U.S. attendees included senior administration officials, members of Congress, Supreme Court justices and prominent executives from technology, finance, manufacturing and other industries.
In his letter to the president and the secretary of state, Smith urged them “to bring that same commitment directly to the table with President Xi.”
