In secondary school history I was taught about the Wall Street Crash. I was not taught about the origins of the London Stock Exchange, or the role it played in the Industrial Revolution. The history … (View Post)

Yes. I think Tibet qualifies. That's an interesting precedent, as it may also encourage the Chinese leadership to be overconfident about conquest of Taiwan. (View Post)

Britain's conquest of India was certainly very lucrative. The Mexican-American War was also worth it for the US. More recently, the German invasion of Bohemia and Moravia was certainly worthwhil… (View Post)

Or it's an offer designed to be rejected to provide justification for whatever Israel does next. Or it's just to boost Trump's ego for a few minutes. I don't think we should take … (View Post)

I don't think Russia's failure in that sense would deter China from attacking Taiwan. I think it would be easy for the Chinese to imagine that they wouldn't make the same mistakes, and… (View Post)