#selective solidarity
War has returned to Europe after decades of nearly uninterrupted peace and stability. Armed with ‘Buratino’ flamethrower systems and self-righteous conviction, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has launched an invasion on neighbouring Ukraine, directing the ultimate challenge at its sovereignty. With Russia’s nuclear forces on ‘special alert,’ the world positions itself along the fault lines of interests and alliances, responding to what many believe to be Europe’s biggest conflict since the second World War. The world over, the response to this crisis…