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Noah Millman | Gideon's Substack | 5th February 2025 The "Thucydides trap" describes the geopolitical situation in which an ascending power threatens to displace an established one, often resulting in war. Each action taken in the lead-up to this outcome seems individually logical but results in escalation anyway. Many characterise Sino-American relations this way. What if the answer for the US is not chasing supremacy, but "alliances of convenience"? (2,800 words) Nomido is the Browser's daily word game. Play today's before it's gone! Cynthia Zarin | Los Angeles Review Of Books | 17th November 2025 Virginia Woolf's diaries, begun in 1897 and ending just before her death in 1941, are a record of her life but also of fascism's rise in Europe. In 1934, she reads the news of extrajudicial killings in Germany like "an act in a play". The following year, the Woolfs visit Germany and she sees swastikas everywhere; back home, a man shouts abuse in German under her Jewish husband's bedroom window (3,300 words) Looking for the perfect gift? Give a Browser subscription, and delight someone daily with five outstanding articles to read. Caroline Crampton, Editor-In-Chief; Robert Cottrell, Founding Editor; Kaamya Sharma, Editor; Sylvia Bishop, Assistant Publisher; Jodi Ettenberg, Associate Editor; Uri Bram, CEO & Publisher; Al Breach, Founding Director Editorial comments and letters to the editor: editor@thebrowser.com | Technical issues and support requests: support@thebrowser.com | Or write at any time to the publisher: uri@thebrowser.com Proudly published with Ghost, the fiercely independent website and newsletter platform
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