A dictatorship and a democracy go to war, tearing the world apart. Though their values are deeply opposed, most people in both camps don't want to fight, and yet they are drawn inexorably into conflict. Sound familiar?
A crucial case study used by the Naval War College for analyzing a possible conflict between the U.S and China is Thucydides' Peloponnesian War. There are many parallels as well with a conflict between the U.S and Russia.
One of the first histories ever written, Thucydides looks at the war between Athens and Sparta to explore what happens when a democracy and a dictatorship go to war. The parallels are deep and insights into today's circumstances are surprising.
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