2 bitter wars with a long history and no solution in sight
NPR's Greg Myre has been covering both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas fighting. He looks at where both these wars stand and the prospect for a permanent solution.
Editor's Note: NPR's Greg Myre has covered many wars, and this year he's reported from both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas fighting. As the year winds down, he offers this look at where these wars stand and the prospects for finding a permanent solution.
When I called author and historian Anne Applebaum to talk about the wars currently raging, she took the long view and offered this stark assessment.
"I think we've reached the end of a particular period in history when it was even possible to talk about some kind of universal values or rules," said Applebaum.
I've seen this lack of restraints when reporting on Russia's invasion in Ukraine.
