Could today's global conflicts bring a Third World War closer? | Inside Story

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Published 2024-02-01

Wars are raging around the world.
Many are pitting east against west, with both supplying arms to countries they support.
The United Nations has been accused of showing weakness - paralysed by vetos held by the major powers.
So could these global conflicts turn into a third world war?

Presenter:

Tom McRae

Guests:

Chris Hedges, former Middle East Bureau Chief, New York Times; Pulitzer Prize winner

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin

Huiyao Henry Wang, founder and president, Center for China and Globalisation; former Counselor to China's State Council.

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All Comments (21)

@drsuzuki6506 4 months ago

In 1939 nobody knew WW2 had already started. World Wars don’t come with an announcement.
@BMsei 4 months ago

Scott reads news papers and then calls himself an expert. Chris lived it all.
@menudobucket9837 4 months ago

Chris Hedges gave an accurate explanation for the invasion of Ukraine by putting it in the historical context and then that other gentleman (and I use that term advisedly) tried to argue for his perspective by taking the initiation of the conflict back out of the context into which Chris had just placed it. An obvious example of partisanship, he characterized the explanation as being pro-Putin, and anti American, when in fact, it was merely a rehearsal of historical facts that didn’t excuse Putin’s decision to invade, but rather explained it and at the same time condemned it as a horrific waste of human life. He made it clear that this conflict could have been avoided altogether but for the hegemonic designs of the imperialist war-based economic regime in the United States.
@farronstrob 4 months ago

THANK YOU CHRIS HEDGES!!!! We support you. Your intelligence is unmatched thank you ❤️‍🔥
@Salaah34 4 months ago

Chris Hedges is absolutely correct.A good human
@ritachowdhury9559 4 months ago

Chris Hedges has great soul! He is a truthful human being!❤
@ausalbadri149 4 months ago

Chris is right and someone is paying Scott to say what he's saying or he legitimately doesn't know what he's talking about
@gamelover420 4 months ago

The gentleman from New York is telling the truth. Lots of respect to him.
@rez_tu 4 months ago

Chris Hedges is above this panel. But he’s so humble and generous with his time ❤
@tinaforbes1059 4 months ago

Good call, Chris. You're correct .
@misterycryptowhoknows8017 4 months ago

Crazy how many people know nothing about the chaos and how they live day to day in ignorance, wonder when this hits them super hard how they will preform?
@franciscofrancesco7844 4 months ago

Chris Hedges, is an Exceptional journalist. He speaks founded on FACTS.
@naimomohamed7332 4 months ago

It’s happening again as long as America is benefiting it
@y5af96 4 months ago

Salute to Chris Hedges! The man of the truth and integrity.
@ritachowdhury9559 4 months ago

Respect for Chris Hedges for his truthful analysis!
@rhonda6791 4 months ago

Someone is paying Scott. All America has to do to stop Israel is to stop the money and military help.
@floppydisk9541 4 months ago

Scott and Netanyahu are alike. They turn around the argument like we're morons. No Scott look at the mirror, the red line is brightest red. It's the US and NATO.
@aieshahuss1282 4 months ago

Chris hedges is a legend !!! So much respect for him !!
@joem0088 4 months ago

War follows the US a surely as rain follows clouds.
@davidleomorley889 4 months ago

Nice to see you interviewing Chris Hedges. 👍