Key point: Berlin could have won World War I, but several things would have to have gone differently. Most obviously, America’s entrance to the conflict prevented a stalemate. Yet fascinating as these ...

When it comes to alternative history, the Second World War is king. Dozens of books and wargames suggest how history would have changed if Hitler had invaded Britain or not invaded Russia. Want to ...

China Daily has been making much of Harvard University Prof. Joseph Nye’s comments about China’s rise and American decline. In a recent article titled ‘Don’t Magnify China’s Power,’ Ariel Tung reports ...

Last week the wise and all-powerful Harvard professor Joe Nye decreed that "China Is Not Imperial Germany." I seldom take issue with Professor Nye, whose works on soft power and international public ...

FRAGILE RISE: GRAND STRATEGY AND THE FATE OF IMPERIAL GERMANY, 1871-1914 By Xu Qiyu Translated by Joshua Hill Foreword by Graham Allison The MIT Press, $31, 341 pages It says a lot about the ...

An aging scion of a medieval German principality aspired to reestablish the throne of Kaiser Wilhelm II — only to have the ambition thwarted in a massive raid by Germany‘s security services. “We know ...

A couple of months ago, in a jocular post about Germany, I blamed the Germans for starting World War I, prompting Matt Yglesias to threaten to start a debate about historical responsibility for World ...