Deep Dish on Global Affairs

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Can the US and China Avoid the Mistakes of 1914?

Can the US and China Avoid the Mistakes of 1914?vor 6 Tagen20 Min.

The US and China have plenty of reasons to avoid a war, but international relations historian Odd Arne Westad says the years before World War I show how quickly tensions between great powers can escalate. Westad joins Leslie Vinjamuri to discuss what could trigger a wider conflict, why economic ties may not be enough to prevent it, and what today's leaders can learn from the mistakes of the past.