Macron must engage Indonesia and new capital Nusantara to build global peace: Jakarta Post contributor

French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and President Joko Widodo greet during a meeting at the Royal Splendid Hotel in Rome, on Oct. 30, 2021, as part of the G20 summit. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Wars begin "in the minds of men", as in the preamble of the United Nations Education, Culture and Science Organization (Unesco).

When Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned of the possibility of nuclear war on April 25, 2022, every leader should have heeded those words, especially the newly reelected French President, Emmanuel Macron.