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[–] derram 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
https://archive.is/IchpU :
'The defining question about global order for this generation is whether China and the United States can escape Thucydides’s Trap. '
'Attendees at his funeral included two “chief mourners”—Edward’s successor, George V, and Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm—along with Theodore Roosevelt representing the United States. '
'And yet 100 years on, World War I offers a sobering reminder of man’s capacity for folly. '
'Ongoing debate about the causes of the First World War reminds us that each is subject to competing interpretations. '
'In 1914, few could imagine slaughter on a scale that demanded a new category: world war. '
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