The latest flare-up in the geopolitical standoff over Ukraine is a feature, not a bug, of Washington's most recent grand narrative of global affairs. The names of these grand narratives read more like B-list action titles than mass-murder campaigns: From the production team who brought you "The Red MENACE," the "War on Terror," and "Counterinsurgency," the foreign policy establishment is proud to present: "Renewed Power Competition."  Admittedly, this installment's title doesn't quite have the same boom! to it. But for you action fans out there, never fear, its implications and the...