Hal Brands Thinks China is a Declining Power... Here's Why that's a Problem
Democracy Paradox
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The Soviet Union and the Peaking Power Trap
The Soviet Union peaked relative to the United States and the West economically around 1969 or 1970. It didn't peak militarily against the West until probably the mid 1980s. The perceived rewards for aggression are higher in the pre-1945 era than the post-1945 era. China is going to find it harder and harder to close the gap with the U.S., says Michael Korchoff.
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