The Interwar Trap Returns: What 1919-1939 Europe Teaches the U.S., Japan, and South Korea Today (opens in new tab)

In contemporary debates on the Indo-Pacific, decision-makers sometimes invoke the lessons of the 1930s—mostly as a warning against “appeasement.” However, such a frame is too narrow. The failure of Europe’s interwar period originated from the debacle of the entire deterrence structure, not from a single diplomatic miscalculation—political commitment, military planning, and industrial capacity were not […] The post The Interwar Trap Returns: What 1919-1939 Europe Teaches the U.S., Japan, and S...