Your Book Review: Public Choice Theory And The Illusion Of Grand Strategy
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The Atrocity of US Sanctions
The rise of china has led to increase in troop deployment in japan or south karea. If there is no grand strategy against the most powerful geo political rivals, it's unlikely any exists for lesser adversaries. Sanctions were associated with an aggregate g d p reduction 25 % of g d per decade. The only exception was the unprecedented lobbying campaign from american businesses to open up trade with china. Most rogue states economies are miniscu compared to chinas. Foreign governments that are candidates for sanctions also can't oppose them. Israel and sadi arabia can fund a maximum pressure campaign against iran as even meetings with iranian state officials bring accusations of illegality. Reg
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