Si vis pactum, para bellum: Trump’s war-first path to a deal
The Romans advised that to secure peace, you must prepare for war. The preparation was the point: weapons kept ready so they need not be used, readiness standing in for the fight. Their word for peace, pax, came from pacisci — to strike a bargain. Peace was a pactum, a deal, before it was anything […] The post Si vis pactum, para bellum: Trump’s war-first path to a deal appeared first on Asia…
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