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Ancient Chinese wars offer lessons on global power dynamics · 1 source tracked

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An opinion piece explores the concept of hegemony versus a balance of power, drawing parallels between ancient Chinese warfare and historical European diplomacy. The author references historian A.J.P. Taylor and philosopher Thomas Hobbes to illustrate how periods of peace have often been maintained through a balance of power, though this system can be exhausting and lead to periodic conflicts. Ultimately, the article suggests that the simplest, albeit often undesirable, solution to anarchy among states is for one dominant power to subdue all others. AI

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing historical concepts of power and diplomacy.

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Ancient Chinese wars offer lessons on global power dynamics · 1 source tracked

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alex Lo ·

    Hegemony or balance of power? What the wars of ancient China teach us

    The historian A.J.P. Taylor wrote one of the most powerful openings of any book. “In the state of nature which Hobbes imagined, violence was the only law, and life was ‘nasty brutish and short’,” he wrote in The Struggle for Mastery in Europe, 1848-1918. “Though individuals never…

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