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... See moreRussell was for twenty-six years either Chairman or dominant member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which oversaw the battle readiness of the nation’s far-flung legions and armadas. As senators of Rome had insisted that, regardless of the cost, the legions must be kept at full complement because the peace and stability of the known
In his 1995 book Trust, he argues that the ability of a society to form large networks is largely a reflection of that society’s level of trust. Fukuyama makes a strong distinction between what he calls “familial” societies, like those of southern Europe and Latin America, and “high-trust” societies, like those of Germany, the United States, and
... See moreCesar Hidalgo • Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies
The past is a mess. It would be dangerous to think that previous intelligence and national security policies can be simply grafted onto the present challenge from China, incorporating the best hits from the twentieth century.
Calder Walton • Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West
Fwd: Yan Xuetong on China–U.S. talks, Ukraine, and international order without global leadership
Nathan J. Robinson • Noam Chomsky Has Been Proved Right
As Russia shows, a superpower that never achieves the global dominance it believes it deserves is a dangerous one, capable of unleashing an aggressive clandestine foreign policy. Decline increases risk-taking.
Calder Walton • Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West
is that to a large extent the United States had to carry out its foreign interventions through the medium of mercenary states. There’s a whole network of U.S. mercenary states. Israel is the major one, but it also includes Taiwan, South Africa, South Korea, the states that are involved in the World Anti-Communist League and the various military
... See morePeter Mitchell • Understanding Power: The Indispensible Chomsky
Francis Fukuyama • The Origins of Political Order
n’ont plus les moyens aujourd’hui d’avoir la taille qu’ils ont adoptée au XXe siècle. Or, qu’est-ce qui caractérise la taille de l’État au XXe siècle par rapport au XIXe ? Essentiellement la naissance de l’État-providence. C’est donc surtout l’État-providence qui devra être réduit, et l’État devra surtout revenir à ses fonctions régaliennes :
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