Posted by Matt in September 22nd, 2008 |
no comment
Published in
Military,
U.S.,
Balance Of Power,
Cast Away,
Constraints,
Credibility,
Decades,
Deterrents,
Drift,
Erosion,
Fracture,
Friends And Foes,
Global Balance,
global balance of power,
Illusion Of Safety,
Incentives,
Nuclear Superiority,
Ramifications,
Relative Power,
Russia,
seoul,
Tokyo,
Twenty Years
OVER THE next ten to twenty years, the erosion of American nuclear superiority will have major ramifications for the global balance of power. It will place new constraints on our freedom of action and lead our friends and foes alike to doubt the credibility of all instruments of U.S. power. As a result, decades-old alliance [...]
read more....
Posted by Matt in July 27th, 2008 |
no comment
Published in
China,
21st Century,
Adolescent,
Constraints,
Demographics,
Drumbeat,
Economy,
Mao,
Pound Gorilla,
T Travel,
Travel China,
United States
China, the drumbeat goes, is poised to become the 800-pound gorilla of the international system, ready to dominate the 21st century the way the United States dominated the 20th.
Except that it’s not.
Too many constraints are built into the country’s social, economic and political systems. For four big reasons — dire demographics, an overrated economy, [...]
read more....