Convergence theory predicted that the world would become like Swedish social democracy. Why has the opposite happened?
Why the World Is Becoming the Un-Sweden
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Convergence theory predicted that the world would become like Swedish social democracy. Why has the opposite happened?
Fashions come and go. And this year, across the broad swath of Eurasia, fascism is in.
Great power competition in Central Asia ebbs and flows in a timeless and tireless fashion. Unlike in Europe and East Asia during the Cold War and after, the fault line for the current jockeying for position in Central Asia between Washington and Beijing is not easily discernible. Instead, fluidity, uncertainty, and even outright reversal of fortunes among the major players have been the norm.