“Second, there is the conviction that cooperating with any competitor will result in the rival being assimilated into existing power balances, thus acting to pr

“Second, there is the conviction that cooperating with any competitor will result in the rival being assimilated into existing power balances, thus acting to preserve—rather than destabilise—an empire's existing regional or global order.” This same mistake “Wandel durch Handel” seems inherent to “techno optimism” no?