Roger,

Someone (and I think it was someone on one of the threads of this forum) cited the other day, and moved me to reread after a year or so, Lee Harris’ superb “Our World-Historical Gamble”, in which Mr. Harris demonstrates how we need to leave behind the categories of thinking that the NY Times piece you are citing relies on. He sets out the difficulties of dealing with actors who have left behind the (formerly) settled notions of prudence in international affairs. He tries to show how we might think about, and deal with, this changed world.

Jamie Irons