We Are All The President's Men.

Any International System Must Have Two Key Elements For It To Work. One, It Has To Have A Certain Equilibrium Of Power That Makes Overthrowing The System Difficult And Costly. Secondly, It Has To Have A Sense Of Legitimacy.

In The End, Peace Can Be Achieved Only By Hegemony Or By Balance Of Power.

Power Is The Ultimate Aphrodisiac.

History Knows No Resting Places And No Plateaus

What China Would Do, I Cannot Predict. China Has All But Given Up The Claim To The Use Of Force, Except In The Circumstance Of Taiwan Declaring Its Independence. That Is A Huge Step Forward Over What The Situation Was Many Years Ago.