Tag: WW3
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WW3 and stupidity: Voters, politicians, media, shadow eminences
At first glance, people search for a single cause of war. Of course, it is complex, but if we should regard to simplified actors by current morality, this article is for you. They want one villain, one mistake, one decisive moment. However, reality looks very different. Wars emerge from layers of incentives, ignorance, fear, and…
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The end of American soft power and the illusion of leadership
At its core, American soft power never meant kindness, morality, or cultural charm alone. Instead, it meant credibility. More precisely, it meant trust, predictability, and consistency. Countries aligned with the United States because the system appeared to work. As long as cooperation produced growth, alignment made sense. As long as rules delivered stability, persuasion succeeded.…
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WW3: Why Trump’s 50% military increase may prevent escalation
Donald Trump wants to increase U.S. military spending by roughly 50 percent. This proposal immediately provokes outrage across media, academia, and political commentary. Critics frame it as militarism, authoritarianism, or even a step toward dictatorship. These concerns sound reasonable at first glance. However, they focus on symbolism and personality rather than on geopolitical structure. Power…
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World war? How come the whole world must fight?
You will object that there are plenty of local conflicts (unfortunately/fortunately), and so far a world war has not been fought, even though time will tell in these turbulent days. Those who are unfamiliar with the global patron-client system, which existed even during WWI and WWII, may be unaware of why conflicts tend to be…
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Different nationalities, different races, different languages, different religions. Why not to kill each other?
Post-colonial Africa suffers from artificial borders that their occupiers made without regard to ethnicity, religion, or nationality. This really didn’t reduce all the violence. But genocides, wars and ethnic cleansing are not just African specialties. People speak different languages, are of different nationalities, different races, and their religions also differ. So why not to kill…