Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
THE global rivalry between the West, led by the United States, and the "East" bloc of Eurasian mega powers Russia and China hit a high point at the peace conference in Switzerland on June 15. Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy joined leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Group of Seven nations — both led by America — in denouncing Russia and mustering international support for Ukraine.
Leaders and thinkers on all sides will inundate the global public arena with punditry and portents of what's going on and where things are going in global geopolitics. This writer will let the flood subside in a few days, then add one's views, even though few may care to listen by then. In pondering complex and fast-shifting events, it often pays to wait till things settle down after a major flurry.
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