A widespread interpretation of recent international events tends to group together the three current superpower leaders—Trump, Putin, and Xi Jinping—portraying them as figures driven by a shared imperialist impulse. Consequently, the conflicts they are involved in—or potentially could be, as in China’s case—are considered analogous to one another. But this is a misleading and deeply flawed simplification. Understanding the causes of a conflict is essential in order to identify possible solutions; for this reason, a thorough analysis of its origins is as important as it is indispensable.
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