Predator or Prey? It’s the Wrong Question for Great Powers Today

David Rothkopf : A dog-eat-dog world order might leave everyone worse off.

He says it's better to be the predator than the prey, but there's a caveat to this logic.

Ancient empires like Rome and dynasties like in China expanded to the limits of the known world.

RothkOPf: The current leader of the United States has benefitted the great majority of those involved.

The deal has already been made, though of course there is room to redefine its terms. In treating the liberal international order as a dog-eat-dog world, the risk is that everyone will end up hungry, less safe, and poorer..