When Conquest Becomes Precedent: Ukraine, Venezuela, Taiwan, and the Collapse of Restraint

1/5/26
COMMON-SENSE NOTES // By Idris B. Odunewu
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Imagine a world in which the restraints that once governed great power behavior have collapsed under the weight of ambition, fear, and opportunism. In this world, Russia has completed its conquest of Ukraine and consolidated control over its territory. The United States, under President Trump, has launched a direct military invasion of Venezuela and captured its president. China, observing the erosion of restraint and precedent, moves decisively against Taiwan.

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