I'm not sure the post parent to yours was serious, but I've seen arguments that international diplomacy is currently based on assuming a (somewhat abrupt?) inco

I'm not sure the post parent to yours was serious, but I've seen arguments that international diplomacy is currently based on assuming a (somewhat abrupt?) incoming end to the Pax americana that has held since the Cold War Most generally, that the class divide and apparent drop in quality of life of the lower classes would cause the US to go some economic and political turnoil. And that most likely it'd end in a return to the non-interventionism of the early XXth century In this particular case meaning China would be "waiting" for the US to largely withdraw military presence from mostly everywhere We may be cursed with some interesting times ahead.