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Hal Brands Thinks China is a Declining Power... Here's Why that's a Problem

Democracy Paradox

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The United States Is a Peaking Power

The United States is likely to find itself in a pretty good position vis-a-vis China 30, 40 years from now. I'm worried about relative US military decline over the next decade. And depending on what the ultimate resolution of some of the budgetary questions that arose from the debt ceiling deal earlier this month are, the US may actually be short-changing its military spending in the near and long term as well.

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