How The U.S. And China Could Stumble Into War

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Harry J. Kazianis, National Interest: 5 Ways the U.S. and China Could Stumble Into War

World War III may not be as unlikely as you think.

Over the last few years, I have undertaken what most would consider a depressing assignment: debating and thinking through the possibility of a great-power war in today’s chaotic international environment. And for good reason. As Washington attempts to transition away from counterinsurgency operations and the nightmare that has become the Middle East, new challenges—many from revisionist great powers—seem to be popping up around the globe. The crisis in Ukraine—with many now openly calling the state of U.S.-Russian relations “Cold War 2.0”—serves as perhaps the best example of such a chilling possibility.

WNU Editor: Some wars in this region have started for far less.