(by Andrea Pinto) At the time of Covid-19 there are several analysts who announced the intensification of regional conflicts as well as the renewed vigor of Islamist terrorism. This time the chief of the English army spoke directly on the subject, Sir Nick Carter which has emphasized the intensification of regional conflicts and international competition. Two elements, the latter, which could favor the risk of another world war. The general publicly told Skynews during the "Remembrance Sunday" to emphasize the importance of remembering the horror of war in order to prevent states from coming into conflict again.
Drawing parallels with the early twentieth century before the outbreak of the two world wars, Sir Nick said the geopolitics at the time it was "a very uncertain and anxious place".
The devastating effects that today's pandemic is having on the global economy “threatens” to translate into a third world war. According to the general today due to the pandemic, the world "it's a very uncertain and anxious place ", characterized by an increase in regional conflicts: a scenario in which "it would be possible to predict an escalation caused by calculation errors".
History "it may not repeat itself, but it has a rhythm - he added - and if we look at the last century, before both world wars I think it is indisputable that there was an escalation brought about by miscalculations that eventually led to wars on a scale that we hope never to see again '”.
The general then concluded, a third world war is "a risk, and we must be aware of these risks ".
On the affirmation of the risk of a third world war, he then specified: "I'm saying it's a risk and I think we need to be aware of those risks and that's why remembering is important, because if you look back on history, hopefully, you learn from their experience and so you try to be very careful with choices and today's decisions. "
He went on to say that it would be "very dangerous" if the British lost sight of the sacrifices of the military and the true nature of the war, which is "always visceral, violent and brutal”And involves killing people.
Asked about suspicions that the government is about to reduce the number of military personnel, Sir Nick said that although no decisions had been made, he suspects that in the future there "could be an army of 120.000, of which 30.000 could be robots".
Currently the army is about 9.000 troops below its planned minimum threshold of 82.000. However, Boris Johnson abandoned the ambition to reach that level in the Tory election manifesto last year, fueling speculation that the target will be dropped altogether.