Comments on: The Next War of the World http://www.biasedopinions.org/2006/09/11/the-next-war-of-the-world/ politics, techology, internet, books, movies, life and other stuff Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:48:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Gordon the Gnome http://www.biasedopinions.org/2006/09/11/the-next-war-of-the-world/#comment-636 Gordon the Gnome Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:35:01 +0000 http://www.avneron.com/2006/09/11/the-next-war-of-the-world/#comment-636 I've heard interesting reviews for "The Next War of the World," and would like to suggest that if you enjoy Foreign Affairs, you may also like the relatively-new American Interest (co-founded by neocon-turned-realist Francis Fukuyama). But back to Ferguson's "three e's" (ethnic disintegration, etc)... I have to admit that the "empire in decline" argument has some validity, assuming first that you give weight to the idea of America as an empire. While American might remains largely unchallenged, there are signs that <a href="http://americavstheworld.blogspot.com/2006/08/intl-power-rankings-082806-edition.html" rel="nofollow">other powers in the world</a> are rising to perhaps someday check its power. Historically speaking, all it takes to drop an empire is extending oneself too far and/or giving other powers a motive to gang up on you. Sad to say, we're currently doing both. I’ve heard interesting reviews for “The Next War of the World,” and would like to suggest that if you enjoy Foreign Affairs, you may also like the relatively-new American Interest (co-founded by neocon-turned-realist Francis Fukuyama).

But back to Ferguson’s “three e’s” (ethnic disintegration, etc)… I have to admit that the “empire in decline” argument has some validity, assuming first that you give weight to the idea of America as an empire. While American might remains largely unchallenged, there are signs that other powers in the world are rising to perhaps someday check its power.

Historically speaking, all it takes to drop an empire is extending oneself too far and/or giving other powers a motive to gang up on you. Sad to say, we’re currently doing both.

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