Irish Examiner view: Heed the warnings and prepare for war

Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, and India-Pakistan — collectively, they could be harbingers of a global conflict

Pablo Picasso painted 'Guernica' as a response to Nazi bombardment of the town in 1937. Many aspects of geopolitics today echo the build-up to world war in the 1930s. 

In a week of historic anniversaries, summits, treaties, and warfare, it is impossible to look upon the world of early summer 2025 with any sense of equanimity.