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The Week that Changed the World VI/VI
Especially with regard to potential solutions, we can and must draw parallels between the 1970s and the current US/China conflict. While the comparison may not be immediately intuitive, taking the time...
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The Week that Changed the World V/VI
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” as George Santayana said. Even though it was a different time back then, upon careful reflection, many parallels emerge between...
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The Week that Changed the World IV/VI
It all began in February 1969 with Nixon’s memo to Henry Kissinger. Three years later, the meeting at the highest level between China and the United States was held. Nixon was ecstatic. On the home...
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The Week that Changed the World III/VI
In the four years between Nixon’s directive to Kissinger to improve relations with the People’s Republic of China and the signing of the Shanghai Communiqué in 1972, there was a significant...
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