You didn’t have to face a plethora of terrorist groups and networks, and struggle to discern what type of relationship each had with al-Qaeda. Gone are worries about the high probability of war when an upstart power spooks a reigning rival-the so-called “Thucydides trap.” That was so last year.ĭuring my time in the US intelligence community, I heard many senior intel types talk about how much easier it was during the Cold War. ![]() The media is full of talk about the dawn of a “New Cold War.” Many people think we’re already in it. Yet there seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for a rerun, this time with China. I can remember crouching under my desk at Goldwood Elementary School in northern Ohio during duck-and-cover drills. ![]() ![]() A regular column on history’s lessons for the world’s future challenges.
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