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“I believe that the existing power structures in Europe and Northeast Asia are not sustainable through 2020.”

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The unpleasant truth is that some borders are untenable and preserving them causes conflict, not peace.

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Nuclear weapons are the ideal middle-class weapons for Americans. They provide massive amounts of deterrence on the cheap.

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Simply put, the most powerful state is the one that prevails in a dispute.

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