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Wars are only evil when Westerners are the victims

Deep-seated belief that white lives are more precious is stronger than ever

| Russia & Caucasus
Destroyed Russian Army rocket launchers in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 25: NATO helped trigger this conflict and America is fueling it with $13.6 billion in aid.   © Reuters

Chandran Nair is the Founder and CEO of Global Institute for Tomorrow and a member of the Executive Committee of the Club of Rome. His latest book "Dismantling Global White Privilege: Equity for a Post-Western World" was published in January.

The Russia-Ukraine crisis has rapidly been established by Western commentators as a tipping point in global affairs, supposedly signifying a new world order.

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