He also said that the political systems of Russia and China deprives people from an opportunity to influence political decision makers and thus support power of a small elite. And such authoritarian countries and dictatorships are increasingly questioning the global system based on values and rules.
Also Ville Brummer, an expert of CMI - Martti Ahtisaari foundation founded by the Nobel Laureate Martti Ahtisaari, has commented global situation. According to him "what is happening now in Ukraine is perhaps the result of a longer global trend".
He pointed out that during the recent years, we have seen that people in many countries have been less dedicated to solve conflicts peacefully and more willing to use of violence. And listed Nagorno-Karabakh, Ethiopia and Myanmar as examples.
Taken together, it will be of utmost importance that the war in Ukraine will not end in anything that Russia could claim as a success or achievement. Such a result would work as a stimulant to all those dictators and authoritarian countries that could consider war of aggression as a viable option in their politics.
Unfortunately Joachim Glauck is right, and pacifism is only intellectual dishonesty, and has nothing to give for the global peace and justice. Instead, it is an efficient tool to support those people - inhumane dictators, warlords and criminals - whose actions threat the global peace and development.
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