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One school of thought is that significant economic ties, known as economic interdependence, make war too disruptive and hence too costly to contemplate. By decreasing these economic linkages, protectionist trade policies reduced the…

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Human beings, regrettable though it may be, are inherently vicious and have to be restrained from their viciousness.

But to say that governments and peoples have options vis-à-vis globalization is not to suggest any country is able to opt out of globalization entirely. Climate change, for example, respects no borders.

at work, or that there aren’t things we should do to mitigate our risks. But we also have to acknowledge that the holy war against boogeymen hasn’t worked and isn’t likely to anytime soon. In its place, we need approaches that are both more pragmatic and more politically inclusive—rolling with the waves, instead of trying to stop the ocean.”

It was not simply the imperial presidency, a notion that went back to the 1960s. It was the reality of contemporary war.

Thus it is not clear whether the absence of wars involving the great powers is an enduring trend or something of an aberration. Some judge this trend as likely to last, arguing wars between countries have become less common because actual or potential costs have gone up, especially in those instances in which nuclear weapons could be introduced. Ot

The least successful region has been the Middle East. It was the venue of the first challenge of the era, when Iraq invaded Kuwait. Saddam Hussein’s aggression was repelled, but he remained in power, as did autocrats in nearly every other country of the region. Efforts to promote peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians mostly failed. Iran e

Order cannot be based on support for the principle of sovereignty alone. It must also be grounded in a balance of power, which means that those who oppose the order are not able to overturn it through armed force. It is unrealistic to base order on the hope or expectation that countries will demonstrate restraint or respect toward others out of goo

did I realize we needed to create the wealth before we can share it.