This week is probably the closest we’ve ever gotten in my lifetime to the brink of nuclear-powered World War 3, yet people seem strangely indifferent to the developments. I share in this under-reaction. Shouldn’t we, I don’t know, have a stronger collective reaction?

He recalled a relevant piece of 20th-century Chinese history—the war between Mao and Chiang Kai-shek , in the 1940s, which Mao won, and which led the Nationalists to retreat to the island of Taiwan. “From the perspective of Mao and his people,” Steve continued, “the Nationalists stole the treasury, and they stole the art treasures of China. There... See more

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