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9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Maritime powers are the exception and continental powers the rule, and the whole difference is whether a country can defend itself at sea. — tap to centre the map on it Maritime powers are the exception and continental powers the rule, and the whole difference is whether a country can defend itself at sea. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A maritime power must never take on a continental power's main force directly, and Britain broke that rule at great cost in the First World War. — tap to centre the map on it A maritime power must never take on a continental power's main force directly, and Britain broke that rule at great cost in the First World War. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The maritime order goes unappreciated because its objectives are negative: you can never prove you prevented anything. — tap to centre the map on it The maritime order goes unappreciated because its objectives are negative: you can never prove you prevented anything. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The seas are open to China only in peacetime, and that is a fact of its geography rather than anything anyone is doing to it. — tap to centre the map on it The seas are open to China only in peacetime, and that is a fact of its geography rather than anything anyone is doing to it. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The maritime world does not try to eliminate a rogue state; it aims only to contain the problem at an acceptable cost. — tap to centre the map on it The maritime world does not try to eliminate a rogue state; it aims only to contain the problem at an acceptable cost. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost no country is maritime by geography, but an alliance can bestow a collective maritime position on everyone who joins it. — tap to centre the map on it Almost no country is maritime by geography, but an alliance can bestow a collective maritime position on everyone who joins it. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard. — tap to centre the map on it Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Aug 2026
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deterring China over Taiwan does not require being able to beat it, which the United States probably cannot do anyway. — tap to centre the map on it Deterring China over Taiwan does not require being able to beat it, which the United States probably cannot do anyway. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Nov 2023
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John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American ICBMs do not have the range to reach North Korea without flying over Russia, which is the flaw that turns a limited counterattack into Armageddon. — tap to centre the map on it American ICBMs do not have the range to reach North Korea without flying over Russia, which is the flaw that turns a limited counterattack into Armageddon. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American missile defence is a fiction: 44 interceptors that work about half the time cannot answer the 1,670 warheads Russia has deployed. — tap to centre the map on it American missile defence is a fiction: 44 interceptors that work about half the time cannot answer the 1,670 warheads Russia has deployed. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A resilient chip supply chain cannot depend on one or two players in one geography, which is what makes manufacturing in the United States critical. — tap to centre the map on it A resilient chip supply chain cannot depend on one or two players in one geography, which is what makes manufacturing in the United States critical. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
At the centre
A continental power fights on its invader's timetable; for a maritime power, whether and when to intervene at all is a matter of strategy.
Holds SP Sarah PaineRead this korrent →
Maritime powers are the exception and continental powers the rule, and the whole difference is whether a country can defend itself at sea.
Holds SP Sarah Paine
A maritime power must never take on a continental power's main force directly, and Britain broke that rule at great cost in the First World War.
Holds SP Sarah Paine
The maritime order goes unappreciated because its objectives are negative: you can never prove you prevented anything.
Holds SP Sarah Paine
The seas are open to China only in peacetime, and that is a fact of its geography rather than anything anyone is doing to it.
Holds SP Sarah Paine
The maritime world does not try to eliminate a rogue state; it aims only to contain the problem at an acceptable cost.
Holds SP Sarah Paine
Almost no country is maritime by geography, but an alliance can bestow a collective maritime position on everyone who joins it.
Holds SP Sarah Paine
Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard.
Holds LF Lawrence Freedman
Deterring China over Taiwan does not require being able to beat it, which the United States probably cannot do anyway.
Holds JM John Mearsheimer
A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people.
Holds AJ Annie Jacobsen
American ICBMs do not have the range to reach North Korea without flying over Russia, which is the flaw that turns a limited counterattack into Armageddon.
Holds AJ Annie Jacobsen
American missile defence is a fiction: 44 interceptors that work about half the time cannot answer the 1,670 warheads Russia has deployed.
Holds AJ Annie Jacobsen
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade.
Holds PK Paul Krugman
A resilient chip supply chain cannot depend on one or two players in one geography, which is what makes manufacturing in the United States critical.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language.
Holds DR David Reich