Eamonn Bellin on September 7, 2026
In Thucydides’ “The Peloponnesian War,” Athens wrestles with whether force of arms or reputation for just rule is the true foundation of imperial power. Britain and later the U.S. would confront the same debate over how to combine moral authority and military power
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