I asked Chris about this...the idea that more integration might make the two countries less likely to fight. It's the same idea that James Fok had in his book Financial Cold War. Chris gave an example from WWII. In the years before the war Germany was Britain's biggest trading partner and once fighting started they immediately imposed a blockade to "try and starve the German people".
The dichotomy between the potential positives and negatives of the semi-condocutor integration is fascinating. One on hand, the deepened economic ties between China and others could act as a barrier to future conflict. However, as seen today with Germany's reliance on Russia oil, these ties can be quickly forgotten about. Will be super interesting to see how that plays out in the coming decades.
Definitely one of the more interesting phenomenon's of the globalization era. Great article, this topic needs to be discussed more.
I asked Chris about this...the idea that more integration might make the two countries less likely to fight. It's the same idea that James Fok had in his book Financial Cold War. Chris gave an example from WWII. In the years before the war Germany was Britain's biggest trading partner and once fighting started they immediately imposed a blockade to "try and starve the German people".
The dichotomy between the potential positives and negatives of the semi-condocutor integration is fascinating. One on hand, the deepened economic ties between China and others could act as a barrier to future conflict. However, as seen today with Germany's reliance on Russia oil, these ties can be quickly forgotten about. Will be super interesting to see how that plays out in the coming decades.
Definitely one of the more interesting phenomenon's of the globalization era. Great article, this topic needs to be discussed more.