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  At KingstonMouth.com, we call things by their true names :  Donald  Trump’s  so-called “peace plan” for Ukraine is not a diplomatic breakthrough — it is a carefully packaged surrender.   Sold as a vision for ending the war, the plan reads more like a manual for legitimizing aggression, silencing vulnerable nations, and reshaping global politics in  favour  of the powerful. Europe was locked out of the room. Ukraine was backed into a corner. And Russia ,  the aggressor ,  was handed concessions it never earned and does not deserve.   This is not peace. It is a performance of peace, crafted at the expense of justice and international law.     Europe’s Exclusion: A Return to the Old Politics of Empire   The most alarming feature of the proposal is not what it includes   but who it excludes. Crafted in Washington and filtered through Moscow, the plan treats Europe as a spectator rather than a stakeholder. Yet it is Euro...

  A Loan of Opportunity or a Loan of Obligation?   Jamaica has been thrust back into the global spotlight as five major development partners — the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the CDB, IDB, IMF and World Bank — unite to deliver a historic US $6.7 billion  recovery package in the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s devastation. Arriving at a moment of climate uncertainty and economic pressure, the financing is hailed by some as a lifeline and viewed by others with caution. At Kingston m outh.com, we ask the real question: will this loan drive Jamaica’s economic transformation or weigh down future generations with new burdens? Borrowing is not the  danger ;   misusing borrowed money is.   While the financing package presents possibilities, it is important to remember that these funds are not  grants . They must be repaid with interest, and Jamaica, despite its fiscal improvements,  remains  a country vulnerable to debt shocks. I...