Great power conflict: Will it return?

Abstract

This article argues that the international situation of today bears an unsettling resemblance to that of the world before the Great War, as there are rising and revaluating great powers, ominous parallels of conflicts, and a slow disengagement of the United States from its dominating role. Several great powers like Russia, China, India, and Japan are reasserting and openly expressing their interests in power projection and security in different regions and are modernizing their military capabilities. The article underscores the probability of a return to great power conflict and warns against dismissing the lessons learned from the Great War due to political correctness or boredom with history. – AI-generated abstract.