Ahhh.... one who sees the processes and not just the events.
As a close up of the processes, the current trade negotiations involving the Pacific Rim are evidence of the historical process transforming these nations into modern powers with economic capabilities and desires that were impossible as recently as thirty years ago.
Many choose to look back and wail and gnash their teeth about what was. The trade negotiations are being made by those looking forward. The trade relations will determine how the path to the future is paved. a certain order is needed to magnify the profit of multinational trade
and lastly..... as you have implied, peace is the interval between wars
Little girls in peace symbol T shirts will never grasp that simple fact
If you don’t understand the underlying processes history is meaningless. I agree with you that the current trade agreement negotiations represent a playing out of historical forces, and illustrates the decline of America’s economic power. If I understand some of the workings of this treaty correctly, the idea is to facilitate the perpetual internationalization of American debt, while also making it easier for foreign “investment” (asset aquisition) in the United States. These are not favorable long term trends for an increasingly unproductive economy.
The future historical question will be whether this agreement becomes a cause of war, or acts to delay it. The answer may be “Yes.”