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Everything filed under America America Everything filed under China China Everything filed under war war Everything filed under Europe Europe Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A large army is inherently impractical and inefficient: every extra soldier is another mouth to feed and one fewer worker making the tanks and shells. A large army is inherently impractical andinefficient: every extra soldier isanother mouth to feed and one fewer workermaking the tanks and shells. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Before railways an army could not carry the food it needed: anything longer than a few days in the field forced it to live off the country it was in. — tap to centre the map on it Before railways an army could notcarry the food it needed: anythinglonger than a few days in the fieldforced it to live off the country itwas in. Last stated 4 years ago 15 Jul 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whatever a state thinks it will gain by sending soldiers is inferior to what it would have got from sending diplomats and lawyers. — tap to centre the map on it Whatever a state thinks it will gainby sending soldiers is inferior towhat it would have got from sendingdiplomats and lawyers. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The binding constraint on pre-modern campaigning was feeding the army every day it was in the field, not winning the battle at the end of it. — tap to centre the map on it The binding constraint on pre-moderncampaigning was feeding the armyevery day it was in the field, notwinning the battle at the end of it. Last stated 4 years ago 15 Jul 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Needing fewer people per unit of output does not mean a company ends up employing fewer people. — tap to centre the map on it Needing fewer people per unit ofoutput does not mean a company endsup employing fewer people. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mass production is no longer what limits a rich country's military power; trained people and a technological edge are. — tap to centre the map on it Mass production is no longer whatlimits a rich country's militarypower; trained people and atechnological edge are. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Feb 2026 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity. — tap to centre the map on it In war the length of the fightingmatters far more than its ferocity. Last stated yesterday 6 Sept 2026 PO Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: America's pursuit of efficiency left it with neither the factories to make more goods nor the logistics to import them. — tap to centre the map on it America's pursuit of efficiency leftit with neither the factories tomake more goods nor the logistics toimport them. Last stated 5 years ago 1 Jan 2022 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2022-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores. — tap to centre the map on it Britain alone in Europe needed nolarge standing army, because acompetent navy meant no army couldever reach its shores. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — 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 radicaltechnological breakthroughs and alsorefuse to tolerate uncomfortablyrich people, because the financialsystem it resents is what funds theinnovation. Last stated a year ago 13 Aug 2025 KJ 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 inmanufactured goods reduces itsmanufacturing employment below whatit would be with balanced trade. Last stated today 7 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. — tap to centre the map on it A few square miles at the Moon'ssouth pole are the only lunar realestate that matters, and whoevergets there first sets the terms. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Aug 2026 EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. — tap to centre the map on it A large, sustained AI capabilitylead by either the US or China couldshift the global balance of powerbetween them. Last stated 2 days ago 5 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — 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 UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ 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 rangeto reach North Korea without flyingover Russia, which is the flaw thatturns a limited counterattack intoArmageddon. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ 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 afiction: 44 interceptors that workabout half the time cannot answerthe 1,670 warheads Russia hasdeployed. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A large army is inherently impractical and inefficient: every extra soldier is another mouth to feed and one fewer worker making the tanks and shells. Last stated 24 May 2025 · a year ago Holds James Holland Read this korrent →