It’s not quite over yet, but I think we can confidently state that 2014 was a lousy year for peace.
Lowlights included: Russia’s strategic (and well-executed) annexation of the Crimea; the Ebola outbreak; the kidnapping of 400 Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram; the rise of Islamic State in northern Iraq and Syria; the relentless bombing of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip; and the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.
Even if you’re only somewhat engaged in global affairs, it’s getting quite difficult to read the news each morning and not fall into a pit of hopelessness. Because not one of …read more
Source: iPolitics
