Neither the invasion of Ukraine nor the deepening cold war between the West and China came out of the blue. The world has been increasingly engaged over the past half-decade, or longer, in a struggle between two diametrically opposed systems of governance: open society and closed society.
frames the war in Ukraine as the latest battle for open-society ideals – one that implicates China as well.
Shlomo Ben-Ami
highlights the lessons countries like China and Iran are drawing from Vladimir Putin’s aggression, offers advice to Ukrainian peace negotiators, and considers the wisdom of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership.
Calls for a decisive Ukrainian victory have been growing as Russia’s military incompetence continues to be exposed. But with the world teetering on the edge of recession and the developing world facing a spiral of hunger and forced migration, it would be a grave error to dismiss those calling for a negotiated peace.
urges those not directly involved in the war to help the combatants envisage the terms of a negotiated peace.
纽约, 莱茵克利夫 ——
在儒勒·凡尔纳的小说、1874年出版的《神秘岛》中,主人公即工程师塞勒斯·哈定宣称“总有一天,水将成为燃料,其组成元素氢和氧可以单独使用,或共同使用,提供无穷无尽的光和热。”哈定称,水“无疑可以用电”分解为氢和氧。
凡尔纳的许多奇思妙想至今仍是幻想,但他对氢的设想正在成为现实。今天,一些氢动力车辆已经投入使用,其中有数以百计的轿车、公共汽车和货车,几辆摩托车,一些小轮摩托车,许多专用车辆(包括很多叉式升降机),甚至还有一些农用拖拉机。两年前,设在斯特拉斯堡的欧洲议会以压倒多数通过宣言,大力倡导发展绿色的氢经济。
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