In one influential interpretation, popularized by the novelist, Labour Party MP, and future Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman Angell in 1910, the interdependency of the increasingly complex global economy made war impossible. But the opposite conclusion was equally plausible: Given the extent of fragility, a clever twist to the control levers might facilitate a military victory by the economic hegemon.
沃尔特·白芝浩1873年的经典著作《朗伯德街》将伦敦形容为“全球有史以来经济力量和经济脆弱性最完美的结合。”根据小说家、工党议员兼1910年诺贝尔和平奖获得者诺曼·安吉尔的著名解释，复杂全球经济的相互依赖彻底消除了战争的可能。但反向结论同样站得住脚：鉴于全球经济脆弱性，巧妙地操纵控制能协助经济霸主取得军事成功。