Decapitation is a fanciful strategy.

In the anarchic world of international politics, it is better to be Godzilla than Bambi.

The German air offensives against British cities in World Wars I and II not only failed to coerce the United Kingdom to surrender, but Germany also lost both wars.

Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity.

States care about relative wealth, because economic might is the foundation of military might.

A state's potential power is based on the size of its population and the level of its wealth.

China, in short has the potential to be considerably more powerful than even the United States.