SHORTPOD (98) STOPPING WWIII

In recent decades major powers, like Russia, America, and China, and lesser ones, like Israel, the UK, and Iran, have used the doctrine of "Strategic Ambiguity" to maximise the benefits of their perceived military power, while minimising the costs. This ambiguity has created an increasing number of geopolitical grey areas in the World, such as the one that led to the war in the Ukraine and could threaten war over Taiwan. Colin Liddell argues that "Strategic Ambiguity" is essentially dishonest and dangerous, and that the way forward is to create greater clarity over geopolitical grey areas and spheres of influence. Otherwise the alternative is WWIII.