Politics, more practically, less philosophically, oratorically and rhetorically

"Si vis pacem para bellum" ("If you want peace, prepare war") Vegetius (seeing history, this seems to be a characteristic of human beings in general, like it or not) A more pacifist but not entirely so, version of Vegetius' words might read:  "If you want peace, prepare defense". Far be it from me to criticize profound pacifists (a famous example of such a person is former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters); on the contrary, I admire them, but my version is realistic in spirit: while it would be ideal to live in a world where we are all brothers, living in harmony and peace with one another, I cannot ignore the fact that human nature is well different . Therefore, I hope that the defense I am referring to would  never be utilized in practice. As someone familiar with the military world, I would like to share another 'updated' version of the aforementioned quote: "If you want peace, prepare deterrence"; its translation into Latin would...

Last updated April 21,2025 Here  is the original, from which this is updated. Table of Contents Hide “ We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure ” Karl Popper Introduction -  Pandora's Box This article turned out to be quite extended because, while trying to summarize as much as possible, I have gradually integrated useful information to bring together historical and political concepts in a chronological thread, based on the development of historical events and news topics of interest, with the aim of being comprehensive and making them assimilable to the widest possible audience of readers, in order to explain the reasons that have led to the problematic political situation in countrie...