Mar 03 2025 11 mins 39
Wars are hard to end. Peace is easy to say but difficult to achieve. In this video, about ten minutes long, I spell out five logics that a successful mediator seeking peace would take into account:
the state of law; the beginning of the war; calculations of the future; paper vs. reality; and ceasefire vs. peace.
I have in mind the present Russo-Ukrainian war. But sometimes it helps to recall the fundamental principles. Please feel free to share this video.
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