Rules based international order = utopian idealism Might is right = realpolitik We should be spending 3% on defence, not wishing for lawyers, unicorns and fairies to protect us. (View Post)

History does suggest it will be difficult, however difficult != impossible. There is a danger to being over-reliant on history. https://xkcd.com/1122/ (View Post)

The US healthcare system is so broken, dodgy and inefficient that the US spends more public money on healthcare than the UK does. With private funds spent on top. (View Post)

The threshold was accused, and all of those have been accused of breaking international law. Carter - over Iran, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Afghanistan and more. Ford - use of force in Cambodian waters,… (View Post)

The alternative to utopia will not be a pretty one. A rules based international order is a utopian fantasy. It has never existed and never will. Dealing with realpolitik reality is more effective tha… (View Post)