Beware another ‘Versailles moment’
The war on Iran must not end like 1919, which changed the world for the worse
US forces launch Operation Epic Fury against Iran on February 28. Image by US Central Command Public Affairs
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The Big Story:
Will Donald Trump’s attack on Iran result in another ‘Versailles moment’ for the world?
Will we repeat the mistakes of 1919, when unduly harsh measures were imposed on the losing power, leading to long-term instability and other wars?
Historian Peter Frankopan recently warned against any vengeful humiliation of Iran as storing up trouble for the future, in a throwback to the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.
This Week’s Books:
- The mistakes of 1919 still affect the whole world.
- After the Versailles treaty, Asia realised that the white western world only wanted to rule over everyone else.
- A powerful novel on the effects of 9/11, the world’s other ‘Versailles moment’.
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