The war in Ukraine is approaching its third year without any political horizon to stop it, and the crisis has reached the point of no return. In the meantime, the year 2023 had barely completed its final days when a new challenge came from Finland, which took a new escalatory stance against Moscow by allowing the deployment of American bases, coinciding with the closure of all border, which foresees confrontations on the country’s western borders.
The field of wars is generally limited to the geography of the countries of the region and one of them is the Gaza war, where the devastation killed population. More than 88,000 victims were killed, missing, and injured. However, the US State Department believes that this does not constitute genocide.
What is going on in the world today clearly reflects the reality of the challenges posed as a result of the escalation in the wars in Ukraine, Sudan, and Gaza. These wars were accompanied by big bets and goals, some of which appeared to be based on unrealistic calculations, and others on wrong perceptions.
The result of all of this is the unlimited support for Israel from America and its allies, which has damaged their image as guarantors of human rights and international law. The question remains about who can restore life to normal and stop the wars, and should Washington and its allies in the new year 2024 work to find a balance between retaliation and deterring attacks leading to broader conflict?
We should keep in mind that the new year, 2024, will be a continuation of the events of the previous year, and an extension of many conflicts, yet several elections will be held during it. More than two billion people will go to the ballot boxes in 50 countries, including India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, the United States, and the twenty-seven member states of the European Union, which represents 60 percent of the global economic GDP.
Then, it is not a coincidence that we find so many conflicts and wars, and it seems that global politics has taken adverse decisions and legislation has not regulated its work, so that it has become more ambiguous than it has been in years. The crisis of commercial ships in the Red Sea indicates an unclear future for global trade prospects and, in this case, every war has repercussions, and mainly the war between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza Strip.