The human need to deal with one problem at a time means we think of news as a series of dramas, when in fact they overlapInternational crises have the effect of blurring those that went just before, transforming what yesterday seemed urgent, dangerous and world changing into a familiar drama that can safely be neglected. A month or so ago, before Iraq, there was no more important issue than Ukraine. Russia had annexed Crimea and threatened to invade Ukraine’s eastern provinces, breaking treaties and most of the rules of the international game along the way. A new cold war was …read more
Source: The Guardian
