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24 May 2025
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James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Operation Barbarossa should never have come close to being a victory; the Germans got as far as they did because of Red Army and Soviet incompetence, not German prowess. — tap to centre the map on it Operation Barbarossa should never have come close to being a victory; the Germans got as far as they did because of Red… 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: Generalship and bravery can move the Second World War by months, but it was a war of numbers, and past a certain point its outcome was already inevitable. — tap to centre the map on it Generalship and bravery can move the Second World War by months, but it was a war of numbers, and past a certain… 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: 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 fighting matters far more than its ferocity. Last stated yesterday
6 Sept 2026
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Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 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. — tap to centre the map on it A continental power fights on its invader's timetable; for a maritime power, whether and when to intervene at all is a… 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: Hitler had no business directing the German war: an enormous memory for units on a map is not the training a commander needs, and he had never been to staff college. — tap to centre the map on it Hitler had no business directing the German war: an enormous memory for units on a map is not the training a… 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: 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. — tap to centre the map on it A large army is inherently impractical and inefficient: every extra soldier is another mouth to feed and one fewer… 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: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not… Last stated 11 months ago
10 Oct 2025
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — 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… Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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… Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Aug 2026
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Scott Greenfield — holds since 2026-08-27 — 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… 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: 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… 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 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 Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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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 radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people… 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… Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are