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America Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Decapitate a strong leader without a solution for the power vacuum and bad elements sweep in very quickly — a lesson of the Second World War that Iraq ignored. Decapitate a strong leader without a solution for the power vacuum and bad elements sweep in very quickly — a lesson of the Second World War that Iraq ignored. Last stated a year ago
24 May 2025
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James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is a good chance the Second World War would have happened even without Hitler. — tap to centre the map on it There is a good chance the Second World War would have happened even without Hitler. 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: The United States is a historical rarity: after 1945 it could have taken the whole world without losing a soldier, and instead it rebuilt the countries it had defeated. — tap to centre the map on it The United States is a historical rarity: after 1945 it could have taken the whole world without losing a soldier, and instead it rebuilt the countries it had defeated. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
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Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded. — tap to centre the map on it A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded. Last stated 2 months ago
27 Aug 2026
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Scott Greenfield — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American policy is to fire its nuclear weapons in response before the incoming bomb has landed, rather than wait to absorb the attack and find out whether it was real. — tap to centre the map on it American policy is to fire its nuclear weapons in response before the incoming bomb has landed, rather than wait to absorb the attack and find out whether it was real. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chamberlain's choice at Munich was understandable rather than craven: no democratic leader in 1938 could have taken his country to war against 92% of its population. — tap to centre the map on it Chamberlain's choice at Munich was understandable rather than craven: no democratic leader in 1938 could have taken his country to war against 92% of its population. Last stated a year ago
24 May 2025
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James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis function as proxies of Iran's Ayatollah regime. — tap to centre the map on it Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis function as proxies of Iran's Ayatollah regime. Last stated a year ago
30 May 2025
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Guy Spier — holds since 2025-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a conflict, a coherent weaker actor tends to prevail over an incoherent stronger one. — tap to centre the map on it In a conflict, a coherent weaker actor tends to prevail over an incoherent stronger one. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Judgment and cognition are the two capacities the nuclear launch decision actually turns on, which is the standard a presidential candidate should be measured against. — tap to centre the map on it Judgment and cognition are the two capacities the nuclear launch decision actually turns on, which is the standard a presidential candidate should be measured against. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — 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 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are