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Trump's War: the Kind of Military Misadventure that Ends Empires
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Trump's war: the kind of military misadventure that ends empires
Writing more than 2,000 years ago, the Greek historian Plutarch gave us an eloquent description of what modern historians now call “micro-militarism.” When an imperial power like Athens then, or America now, is in decline, its leaders often react emotionally by mounting seemingly bold military strikes in hopes of regaining the imperial grandeur that’s slipping through their […] The post Trump’s war: the kind of military misadventure that ends em…
American “Micro-Militarism: Or How Defeat in the Iran War Will Accelerate American Global Decline
In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible donation. Alfred McCoy Writing more than 2,000 years ago, the Greek historian Plutarch gave us an eloquent description of what modern historians now call “micro-militarism.” When an imperial power like Athens then, or America now, is in …
The Iran War and the End of the American Empire
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Writing more than 2,000 years ago, the Greek historian Plutarch gave us an eloquent description of what modern historians now call “micro-militarism.” When an imperial power like Athens then, or America now, is in decline, its leaders often react emotionally by mounting seemingly bold military strikes in hopes of regaining the imperial grandeur that’s slipping through their fingers. Instead of another of the great victories…
Washington - Arabic Jerusalem: American historian Alfred W. McCoy, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, considers the war waged by President Donald Trump against Iran to be a classic example of what is known as mini-militarism; military adventures used by empires in the stages of retreating in an attempt to recover their prestige, but often accelerate their collapse rather than their rescue.
Alfred McCoy on the history of empire’s mishaps and how defeat in the Iran War will accelerate America’s global decline. Alfred W. McCoy More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek historian Plutarch wrote an eloquent description of what modern historians now call “micromilitarism.” When an imperial power like Athens then, or America now, is in decline, its leaders often react emotionally by launching seemingly bold military attacks in the hope of rega…
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