Cold War redux?
While I’m ISAing, check out my article "Uncle Sam vs the Dragon" in the latest issue of The Spectator (U.K.). It compares the recent Sino-American contretemps to the Cold War. I argue that there actually are some decent parallels, but not necessarily the ones you’d expect. My closing graf: In the Cold War, moments of ...
While I'm ISAing, check out my article "Uncle Sam vs the Dragon" in the latest issue of The Spectator (U.K.). It compares the recent Sino-American contretemps to the Cold War. I argue that there actually are some decent parallels, but not necessarily the ones you'd expect. My closing graf:
While I’m ISAing, check out my article "Uncle Sam vs the Dragon" in the latest issue of The Spectator (U.K.). It compares the recent Sino-American contretemps to the Cold War. I argue that there actually are some decent parallels, but not necessarily the ones you’d expect. My closing graf:
In the Cold War, moments of brinksmanship caused both countries to back away from the precipice. It is possible that, as tensions between China and America mount, nervous chauvinism — in the form of economic nationalism, bureaucratic rivalries or Congressional stupidity — might trigger a cascade of misguided actions and cause a damaging conflict. We can hope that politicians in Beijing and Washington will learn the right lessons from history. But we can expect plenty more tension as Uncle Sam and the Dragon settle down together.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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