“Munich” again? Hold the angst. Historical analogies are treacherous because “like” is not “same.” Still, the disastrous appeasement of the Thirties does yield insights into our era. Hitler et al. are safely buried. But today, a new cast of characters has moved onstage. Putin’s Russia, Xi’s China, and Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Iran are chopping away at the longest great-power peace of all time.
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