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Vivian Balakrishnan 'Unless we as a country stand up for the principles that are the very foundation for our independence and sovereignty of smaller nations, our own right to exist and prosper as nation may similarly be called into question'- Vivian Balakrishnan (VB), Foreign Minister, Singapore. Nobody can argue with what was... 

Poor political leadership has caused Ukraine to be trapped in the proxy war between Russia and the western power; namely NATO. As Pope Francis calls for the world to pray & fast for peace in Ukraine, it is also timely to bear our crosses and look at the underpinning issues that had led to this conflict, factually and without... 

Ukraine President’s Zelenskyy "Ya khochu mira" (я хочу мира ) "I want peace," - Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "Ya khochu ves' mir" (я хочу весь мир) "I want the world," - Vladimir Putin. Their words are so close as to be indistinguishable to the untrained ear, but the whole world order hangs in the balance. Yet...