by Thomas Karat Modern wars have a peculiar discipline: they are carefully organized to happen far from the capitals that authorize them. Decision-making remains insulated, prosperity remains intact, and political life continues uninterrupted—while destruction, instability, and escalation are exported to allied territory. The war in Ukraine follows this pattern with brutal clarity. Europe is not watching this war from a safe distance. It is hosting it. Economically, politically, strategically, Europe is the space where risk accumulates and consequences materialize. Critical energy infrastructure “rupture” here. Industries relocate from here. Social cohesion strains here. Meanwhile, the strategic center of gravity that frames … Continue reading How Europe Became a Battlefield for Someone Else’s War