State of Global Community

Ominous signs all over the place. Here are a few examples:

• Russia calls senior staff home; asks them and their families to return to safety of their homeland
• Russia building air base and military presence in Syria; next in other hot spots of the Middle East
• Russia and China joining efforts to tame their region of the world; keep a united front:
• China building man-made islands in South China Sea; militarizing them and telling everyone else to stay clear in spite of conflicts with international waters treaties
• North Korea allowed by China and Russia to do what they want with impunity
• Japan, Malaysia being boxed in by China and Russia via policy and threats alone
• Philippines breaking away from 75 years of partnership with American military umbrella
• Middle East countries still not stepping forward to defend themselves and their region; relying on foreign powers: USA, Russia, Iran, rogue states
• Isolation of Ukraine by Russia
• Sword rattling by Russia throughout European air and sea lanes; warplane maneuvers over NATO exercise sites; close call attack modes employed; bullying to lure false moves and defensive strikes 

Interestingly, humanitarian assistance is universally requested and given by NATO nations whenever disaster strikes. In China, Russia, Middle East and everywhere else. All of Africa, too. And South America. Where are efforts, caring and materiel from China and Russia in these instances?

India and China sign new treaties and agreements regarding energy. Russia joins support network of same treaty. Who will protect India when the Middle East explodes next? Pakistan, and all the ‘Stans’? India is boxing herself into a corner. Whose aid does she ask for in troubled times?

England is pulling out of the European Common Market. Others may follow. What then does the European brotherhood do for unity and collaborative gains?

There is much separatism building within the global community. This is not a good thing. Disunity rarely yields positive results. Who has their eye on this disturbing evolution?

I don’t trust unilateral agreements or actions. I do trust joint efforts to build peace and harmony. Anything less is gamesmanship to destabilize relations among nations for singular gains. Those almost always spell disaster for some other nation and their peoples.

After so much unrest and regional wars one would expect and hope that mankind would learn the lesson of collaborating. Why is this so hard to do? Peace ought not be about power.  Today it is. I understand why: to get attention and realization of  a serious situation someone takes a harsh stand and has the muscle to back it up. But once the parties are working toward common goals, the power needs to subside into the background.

I sense too much bristling armaments clattering for attention today. Not a good sign for anyone.

It is time to talk and share. Peace comes from these actions. It is the premium for comity. Hopefully peace will follow the calm?

October 24, 2016