https://www.scmp.com/rss/510580/feed Charles C. Krulak, a retired four-star general, is a former commandant of the US Marine Corps and former president of Birmingham-Southern College. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In the year 2034, the US and China become embroiled in a series of military conflicts that escalate into a devastating tactical nuclear war. Other countries get involved. Suddenly, the world is on the verge of World War III. This is the scenario described in 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, an engrossing work of speculative fiction by Nato’s former supreme commander, James Stavridis, and Elliot Ackerman. The book is part of a growing chorus warning that a clash between the current rising... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3145425/four-reasons-us-and-china-are-not-destined-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3145425/four-reasons-us-and-china-are-not-destined-war?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Aug 2021 19:30:10 +0000