Hal Brands Thinks China is a Declining Power... Here's Why that's a Problem
Democracy Paradox
The Importance of Picking Your Battles
The Cold War taught the U.S. that it had to pick its battles and focus resources on specific areas of the world. Korea at first wasn't strategically important, but after China's fall was attacked by North Korea in 1950, America felt compelled to intervene. "Pick your spots is both good advice and advice that is devilishly hard to follow," says Peter Bergen.
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