John Robson: Gone Are the Days When Careful Thought Was Put Into Waging Just War

John Robson: Gone Are the Days When Careful Thought Was Put Into Waging Just War
Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters put out a fire at a house destroyed in a Russian shelling in a residential neighbourhood in Kherson, Ukraine, on July 1, 2023. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo
John Robson
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When the Canadian prime minister shows up at a NATO conference with empty pockets, then criticizes his allies for giving cluster munitions to Ukraine as the wrong kind of help, it’s tempting to tune him out. But just as an alcoholic might be right that you drink too much, you should sometimes read a message even while grimacing at the messenger.

John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
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