A chap on the #Today programme has just used the term, #GreatPowers …
Haven’t heard THAT term since the start of the war.
The #1stWorldWar …
NATO members have been divided before. But the war in Iran could prove particularly troublesome for an alliance founded at the beginning of the Cold War.
It's high time the world stuck together and turned its collective back on the #USA in every way.
(While watching out for their backstabbing attempts, of course.)
Even if the #US makes it through this #Trump nightmare, the US must NEVER be trusted again. The US is neither reliable or safe.
#power #democracy #RulesBasedOrder #greatpowers #nato #un #us #Europe #newworldorder #middlepowers
As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge
#power #democracy #RulesBasedOrder #greatpowers #trump #carney #nato #un #us #Europe #newworldorder #middlepowers
#PowerPolitics is the new normal, falling out of Trumps zero-sum view of (international) relations. https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-with-phillips-obrien
Only the #GreatPowers matter. This will make the world poorer, not just materially, but in joy, creativity, liveable lives.
Small countries, like Norway, have benefited hugely from the international order that Trump is tossing aside. Paul Krugman looking back at what we are losing: https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/decline-and-fall-of-the-american .
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)
The updated edition of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the question likely to dominate international relations in the twenty-first century: Can China rise peacefully? In clear, eloquent prose, John Mearsheimer explains why the answer is no.
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