{"id":6589,"date":"2025-06-24T04:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T21:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=6589"},"modified":"2025-06-24T04:07:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T21:37:58","slug":"6589","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/06\/6589\/","title":{"rendered":"From Myanmar\u2019s Burning Civil War to a World on the Brink of Global War \u2014 Growing Fears Among the People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6590\" src=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7-1.png 640w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7-1-560x373.png 560w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7-1-260x173.png 260w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7-1-160x107.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 June 22 View<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(MoeMaKa, June 23, 2025):<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>From Myanmar\u2019s Burning Civil War to a World on the Brink of Global War \u2014 Growing Fears Among the People<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Yesterday, the United States deployed a <strong>B-2 stealth bomber<\/strong>, considered one of the most advanced in the world, to launch long-range airstrikes against <strong>underground facilities<\/strong> in Iran. These facilities were accused by U.S. President Donald Trump of being part of Iran\u2019s nuclear weapons development program. The bombs reportedly have the capability to destroy heavily fortified bunkers.<\/p>\n<p>This U.S. action follows more than <strong>nine days of Israeli strikes on Iran<\/strong>, and now marks a <strong>clear escalation<\/strong> \u2014 with the U.S. directly entering the Israel\u2013Iran war. The development has sparked <strong>growing concerns<\/strong> that this conflict could spiral into a <strong>full-scale world war<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>From war-torn Myanmar, some may think the conflict in Iran won\u2019t affect them directly. But others are growing deeply concerned that a global war \u2014 especially a <strong>nuclear war<\/strong> \u2014 could have serious repercussions for Myanmar and the region. The anxiety is understandable: during the ongoing <strong>Russia\u2013Ukraine war<\/strong>, the United States and NATO have been supplying arms and funding to Ukraine, while <strong>nuclear-armed Russia<\/strong> has issued repeated threats and warnings. Just last year, both sides <strong>re-examined nuclear doctrines<\/strong>, raising alarms.<\/p>\n<p>Now, as the U.S. uses force to attack Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, questions arise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Will <strong>Russia become involved<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Will the Middle East war expand into neighboring regions?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Will these events trigger wider global conflict?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Such fears can no longer be dismissed as paranoia \u2014 they\u2019re grounded in very real geopolitical developments.<\/p>\n<p>There is a dangerous shift in global thinking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Powerful countries now act on the belief that <strong>they can forcibly remove governments<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>That <strong>sovereign borders no longer need to be respected<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>And that <strong>might makes right<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These ideas eerily mirror the <strong>pre\u2013World War I and II worldviews<\/strong>, where unchecked power led to catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p>In both the Ukraine and Israel\u2013Iran conflicts, the world\u2019s most powerful nations \u2014 the <strong>U.S., Russia<\/strong>, and allies like <strong>Israel<\/strong> \u2014 have increasingly violated the international rules established after WWII. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Violating sovereignty (Russia in Ukraine; U.S. and Israel in Iran)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Calling openly for regime change<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Undermining the <strong>UN Charter<\/strong> and post-war peace order<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite the UN being created to prevent future world wars, its authority has <strong>diminished<\/strong> as powerful nations bypass or ignore it. Historical examples \u2014 such as the <strong>Cuban Missile Crisis<\/strong> and <strong>post-WWII diplomacy<\/strong> \u2014 are now distant memories.<\/p>\n<p>Today, leaders of powerful nations act as if <strong>there is no such thing as a rule they must obey<\/strong>. This is evident in their use of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Nuclear weapons technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Missiles, surveillance tools, and propaganda<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>To dominate global narratives and military operations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this climate, <strong>moral authority and truth have eroded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Dictators and strongmen, backed by wealth and influence, <strong>manipulate elections<\/strong>, <strong>jail opponents<\/strong>, and <strong>murder critics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Media platforms are increasingly <strong>bought and controlled<\/strong>, promoting falsehoods and serving elite interests.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the new <strong>digital colonialism<\/strong> \u2014 where wars are waged not just with bombs but with <strong>technology, money, and religious manipulation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In such wars, <strong>Western media often fails to report with balance<\/strong>, and instead echoes the narratives of powerful governments and defense contractors \u2014 much like they did before the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, which was justified with false claims about weapons of mass destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Now, similar unverified claims are being made about Iran\u2019s nuclear weapons. Western media again appears to be amplifying them without scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Applauding the destructive power of modern weapons misses the bigger danger:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>That <strong>global law and order are being torn down<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>And that this could usher in <strong>a new era of war, colonization, and chaos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The glorification of advanced weapons must give way to <strong>a renewed commitment to justice, restraint, and global peace<\/strong>. The Myanmar people, already suffering the horrors of war, are right to be deeply worried about what might come next \u2014 not only at home, but in the world around them.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran amid ongoing Israeli strikes raises fears of a potential global war, impacting nations like Myanmar. The violation of international norms by powerful countries threatens global stability. The erosion of moral authority, unchecked use of nuclear technology, and biased media narratives lead to anxiety over future conflicts and human suffering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/06\/6589\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,58],"tags":[100],"class_list":["post-6589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current","category-features","tag-myanmar-spring-revolution"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7-1.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s3RDLm-6589","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6589"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6592,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6589\/revisions\/6592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}