Day 1,733: estrangement, coercion, reckoning

As estrangement from the West deepens, so deterrence may weaken.

Biden’s early embrace has failed, but so would coercion.

But when the reckoning comes it will be huge. The war has shattered many illusions

At a moment of military might, Israel looks deeply vulnerable

Artwork of the day 
The Reckoning
George Morland
Style: Rococo
Genre: genre painting

Word of the day 
estrangement: a feeling that you do not understand someone or something, or do not have any connectionwith him, her, or it:
coercion: the use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are unwilling to do:
reckoning: a calculation that you make:

Quote of the day
“Silent solitude makes true speech possible and personal. If I am not in touch with my own belovedness, then I cannot touch the sacredness of others. If I am estranged from myself, I am likewise a stranger to others.”

― Brennan Manning, Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging