The whole point is to deter Moscow, but one can compel Moscow as well. But as Schelling argued, if one compels, there must be a connection between the act or the threat of “compellence” on one hand and the demand made or the result or outcome that is sought to be achieved or rendered through … Continue reading Twenty-Ninth Note to “Essence of Guerrilla Warfare”
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Eighth Note to “Jew Hater”
My aim and goal was to educate and train everyone out of such trickery and cognitive behavior, but it seems as though I’ve failed in achieving my aim and goal, just as they’ve failed to achieve their aim and goal through such trickery and cognitive behavior. “Mutual Assured Destruction” as someone said.
What Xi’s China Wants
In short, complexity, paradox, and uncertainty. China’s complex and strategic move, orchestrated and initiated by Xi Jinping and aimed at closing China’s system from the West politically and ideologically while seeking good relations with the United States, is essentially a paradox that comes with no certain resolution. In turn, America’s attempt to retain empire on … Continue reading What Xi’s China Wants