Russell was and is an excellent read although what he wrote is now mostly over half-a-century old. Sorry to shamelessly suggest interesting historical reading but I personally found for example "The Problem of China" a wonderful document, elegantly written, that captures Western and Japanese policies towards China and amongst the major powers between the world wars.
This is not a direct quote, but I remember reading the sentiment and it was chilling: "If Japanese and American expansionist policies continue to persist, I would not be surprised to see it lead to a war within this century".
This is not a direct quote, but I remember reading the sentiment and it was chilling: "If Japanese and American expansionist policies continue to persist, I would not be surprised to see it lead to a war within this century".
Freely available at Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13940