> There's a lot more of the politics we could get into — like how crazy it is that China would attack its ally, North Korea, or that India somehow sits idly by while the bombs are falling. Also crazy: India and Pakistan put the past aside and become allies! But let's move on.

The story line in the game starts in 2064, so 50 years from now. In 1940 France and Germany were bitter enemies, by 1990, they were best buds. Not that crazy after all, especially when crises change the world order.

The article also goes into discussing the necessity of a world hegemon to keep trade open. I wonder if this is less necessary in an age where global economies are much more connected and so many more countries are liberal democracies.