Global Research: 31-12-2024,
At a time when a year is ending or has just ended, it is common to wish for a better world in the new coming year. In recent times the world has experienced so many serious threats and disruptions that the prayers for better times should be more intense. Keeping in view the disturbing trends, perhaps we can start by wishing for what should be avoided at all costs.
In this context it is clear that what the world should be most concerned about is to avoid any possibility of a world war or a nuclear war. In fact the world should keep miles away from any such possibility or brinkmanship relating to this. Normally there should be no need for emphasizing so obvious a fact. Unfortunately in recent times the safety norms in this context were violated in a very reckless manner and this is why it has become essential to list this at the top of the priority list.
With the weapons becoming increasingly destructive, avoiding any new wars or stopping all wars and domestic wars becomes a very high priority. Hence no matter how serious the problems, peaceful solutions must be found.
Take a long-pending problem like dollar dominance and increasingly unfair use of this including using this as a weapon in ways that can cause mass distress and destabilization in other countries. This problem has to be resolved at some stage in justice-based ways so that a fair and just currency system can be created at world level.