In this insightful piece, George Friedman explains how the American psyche reacts to threats to the United States, and why the U.S. maintains an almost permanent war footing. This mentality was only reinforced by September 11, along with the many conflicts in which the U.S. has acted as world policeman in defence of democracies and against tyrannies. It also helps explain U.S. suspicion about and opposition to China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. The Battleship O…
