Every few months, someone — a general, a think tank, a cable news panel — declares that the world is edging toward a third world war. It happens again whenever Chinese warships circle Taiwan, whenever Israel and Iran trade strikes, whenever Washington escalates in Venezuela.
Every few months, someone — a general, a think tank, a cable news panel — declares that the world is edging toward a third world war.
It happens again whenever Chinese warships circle Taiwan, whenever Israel and Iran trade strikes, whenever Washington escalates in Venezuela.
The phrase […] The post <a href="https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/no-we-are-not-on-the-eve-of-world-war-ii...
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Every few months, someone — a general, a think tank, a cable news panel — declares that the world is edging toward a third world war. It happens again whenever Chinese warships circle Taiwan, whenever Israel and Iran trade strikes, whenever Washington escalates in Venezuela. The phrase […] The post <a href="https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/no-we-are-not-on-the-eve-of-world-war-ii...
It happened after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
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