Chip War's Chris Miller on Putin, China, and The Future

The historian and writer shares his thoughts on great power conflict, Japanese economic history, and flawed utility functions.

Illustration by Eleanor Taylor

To understand the future, ask a historian. 

Though it may sound counterintuitive, there is no better way to understand the texture of the present or the possibilities of the coming decades than by talking to those who study the past. Often, they see the shape and structures of our world especially clearly and can extrapolate…