The Free World Teeters on the Edge of a Knife
The social symptoms of this trend—again, not unlike the 1930s—are broadly similar across the world: the rise of ethnocentric populism, the success of charismatic strongmen, a drift toward we-first economic autarky, a disaffection with due process and globalism, and an enthusiasm for grievance-based nationalism.
Neil Howe • The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
this strategy may also signal a tacit American acceptance of China’s dominance in East Asia. If Washington is willing to prioritise the Western Hemisphere and strike bargains over Ukraine, it may also be prepared to accommodate Beijing elsewhere. Such a move would leave allies such as Taiwan — and perhaps even Japan — dangerously exposed. A China... See more