A Window Opens to Irrational Behavior

A Window Opens to Irrational Behavior
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (F) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping shake hands with leaders at the BRICS summit in Goa, India, on Oct. 16, 2016. Manish Swarup/AP Photo
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Washington, Beijing, and New Delhi may all undertake major, high-risk adventures within the next year. Other powers will use the global chaos to chance their own defensive or offensive opportunism.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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