COMMENT | As the world stands on the brink of World War III, a fundamental question must be asked: Who is the real threat to humanity?

For generations, global powers have told us who to fear. They point to rogue nations, radical movements, or the nuclear ambitions of unstable regimes.

Yet history reveals a far more unsettling truth. The greatest destruction has often come not from the periphery, but from the very centre of global dominance.