Never worked in human history.

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"

protected -> they aren't. The content is open. Just behind a payeall. The head of ISIS can get access to them if he pays.

rational actors -> what's rational for China or Russia isn't necessarily "good" for American people.

Protected? anyone can buy a journal paper, or email the authors. The whole point of publishing a paper is that it is available to anyone who is interested.