In the old USSR, Russia and its satellites states bristled with large gunrooms and armies, but they still accepted the odd gift of grains from the West. China’s challenge, on the other hand, is as economic as it is increasingly military. Add to this the aspirations of apprentice middle powers – from Turkey, through South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, to India – and the resulting brew might, indeed, be as ignitable as the doom-mongers fear. And all of this before you include the new flightiness of U.S. policymaking.
Fixing the international global order, By Uddin Ifeanyi
