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These past days have demonstrated in the starkest terms the truth that modern warfare is just as globalized as the modern economic system.

What's happening in Ukraine is an extricably linked to what's happening in the Middle East,

where the shockwaves of the Israel-Palestine war ripple outwards to stoke a regional conflict potentially.

The interconnectivity of violence has led to predictions that we're

standing at the threshold of a Third World War. We'll be asking how worried we should be,

and what could be done to counter the clear dangers that lie ahead?

The escalation has been predictable, but seemingly inexorable. Israel's attack on the Iranian

consulate in Damascus on

1st of April produced an inevitable and telegraph response from Tehran when they fired hundreds of

missiles and drones at Israel at the weekend, thus crossing a red line. It was an act of military

theatre. Most of the incoming ordinance was shot down by Israel's own anti-air defenses with a formidable

array of allied assistance, including RIA fighter jets. The only casualty, apparently, was an Arab-Israeli

child. The damage, though, was done. Israel now has a score to settle, and despite the pleas for restraint

from Washington, London, the UN, and

everywhere else, its leaders insist it is their decision and theirs alone to make. You may wonder

what all this has to do with Ukraine, our usual focus of interests. So tell us, Patrick.

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