War and Economics

The Russian invasion of Ukraine                 

“The Russian state, with its severe and inflexible interior has in the past survived because of its attempts to tireless expand beyond its borders. It has long lost the knowledge of how to survive otherwise. Hence the only way Russia can escape chaos is to export it to a neighbouring country”

This is extracted from an article in The Economist which also shows how many long-time leaders (world-wide and in micro-situations as well) seek to justify their continued role by trying to concentrate the minds of their “voters” away from “local difficulties” by calling on nationalist or tribal fervour with a good old-fashioned bash at outsiders.

But what is the economic effect of such? Wars nearly always cost both sides dearly. When trying to make Germany pay for the first world war the net result was the second. The Second caused financial difficulties and hardships to all Europeans for at least 10 succeeding years.

Let alone the ethical?

What is the morality of such action?

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