In this essay, Yaroslav Trofimov looks at a famous line from Thucydides that Netanyahu likes to quote—but doesn't understand. Trofimov, of course, understands the line, which is cited as an instance of hubris, perfectly. www.wsj.com/world/the-wo...
As technology levels the field between stronger and weaker nations, old-fashioned wars of conquest might no longer be possible.
