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Attached is a short chapter from Thomas Oatley's book chapter 16 on international political economy. This is the link
file:///Users/oumoudiallo/Downloads/Oatley%20Ch.%2016.pdf
the This is the last chapter of the book, which concerns the benefits and costs of the post-WWII global capitalist regime; specifically, the benefits of economic growth (with dramatic reductions in global poverty and substantial increases in average standard of living) and costs of rising domestic inequality. After reading this chapter , do you find the "Political Trilemma" theory Oatley presents to be a compelling way to think about the current situation? If so, which combination of the desirable objectives do you think governments should pursue, and why?
Next month marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Read the attached document (online version available here (https://www.nps.gov/articles/trumanatomicbomb.htm) outlining four options President Truman had to choose between before ultimately deciding to use nuclear weapons. Do you find any of the alternatives preferable to the decision Truman ultimately made? Based upon your understanding of international conflict, peacemaking, and the particularities of nuclear weapons, do you think Truman had any better options besides those listed in the article to bring World War II to an end?
