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  1. “In place of the powerful #NATO alliance that has protected all nations’ sovereignty, #Trump appears to want the sort of world called for by Russia’s president Vladimir #Putin, in which #greatpowers carve up the globe into spheres of influence” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

    July 7, 2026

  2. #Zombies are running the #international #system
    "3 of the 5 #veto-wielding #greatpowers in #UNSC, #US, #Russia & #China, keep #blocking #resolutions tt wld settle #conflicts, notably in #Ukraine, #Gaza.. Fr 1989-2014, fewer than 15,000 people a year died in battles btw countries; since then, tt average has risen to 100,000 p.a. #UN #peacekeeping missions r down; global #arms sales r up.. int'l sys world's known for 8 decades was built by people who'd seen prev order fail"
    straitstimes.com/opinion/zombi

  3. #PowerPolitics is the new normal, falling out of Trumps zero-sum view of (international) relations. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/tal

    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: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug .

  4. 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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    #books
    #nonfiction
    #politics
    #GreatPowers
    #China
    #US