>military power, isn’t that the ultimate deciding factor? No, physical force is only one form of power. Knowledge/information and wealth are other forms of pow

>military power, isn’t that the ultimate deciding factor? No, physical force is only one form of power. Knowledge/information and wealth are other forms of power that can be a far more practical (and scalable) means for achieving different ends. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powershift_(book) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powershift_(book)