JOHN DLUDLU: China is in a position to end the conflict in Ukraine
The war has revealed a leadership vacuum and the need to reset the archaic world order
08 March 2022 - 15:43
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is the latest reminder of how flawed the unipolar world order is, revealing a leadership vacuum that needs to be urgently filled for a fairer world.
Since the start of the year, when it became clear that the two countries were headed for conflict, the world — both developed and developing — showed no leadership to avert the inevitable clash. Instead of stepping up diplomacy, the old tested solution to many a war, the West employed a two-pronged strategy: shaming Russia on the one hand, and paying lip-service to the need for diplomacy on the other...
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