The Triangle of Power Quotes

“Three underlying trends in US foreign policy predate him: first, a shift in focus from Europe to the Indo-Pacific; second, a strong belief in “great power competition,” in which a small handful of great powers constantly compete for hegemony; and third, a foreign policy agenda that is increasingly a function of domestic politics (with Biden’s “foreign policy for the middle class” and Trump’s “America first” approaches standing as different examples).”
― Alexander Stubb, The Triangle of Power

“The United States has been able to project soft, hard, and smart power for over a century. UN data show it was historically the most attractive immigration destination in the world. Every sixth person in the US was born in another country. The US imprint on global culture and consumption remains unparalleled. Seven of the ten most valuable global brands are American. The US is also the undisputed military superpower. It holds around 750 military bases in 80 countries and accounts for 38 percent of global military spending—more than the next nine countries, including Russia and China, combined.”
― Alexander Stubb, The Triangle of Power

“the “Thucydides’s Trap.” As Thucydides himself wrote: “It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled in Sparta that made war inevitable.”
― Alexander Stubb, The Triangle of Power