A week where a decade happened

A week where a decade happened
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is radically altering the geopolitical calculus. (Image: Getty)
David Skilling
‘There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen’, Vladimir LeninWith apologies for quoting a Soviet dictator, it feels like something has snapped last week. Amid the barbaric violence of the Russian regime, and remarkable Ukrainian courage and resistance, international economic and political transformations are underway that will reshape the world. A week earlier I suggested we have reached ‘the end of the beginning’ in transitioning to a new global regime, with the Russian invasio...

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