Check out this FP piece, which I first saw on Belmont Club:
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An illuminating writing that says that the principal threats to American and global security or peace are not the struggles between powerful nations, as during both world wars and the Cold War, but weak, failing states whose governments are too feeble to prevent incubation of terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal arms trading and poverty.
The world's powerful nations (USA, China, India, Russia, UK, France etc) are on more or less peaceful terms and prefer to trade, unlike the 19th century when imperial conquests were prevalent.
Now, they all have interests at risk becoz of the failure of nations, particularly in Africa and Central Asia.
Whatcha all think? |
