this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2024
1468 points (98.5% liked)

Comic Strips

12989 readers
1964 users here now

Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

The rules are simple:

Web of links

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

Don't forget proxy wars and subterfuge. It's much easier to gain influence through "soft" power than through brutal invasion and occupation, but this "soft" power can still result in tremendous bloodshed, like instigated coups.