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31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Mongols manufactured almost nothing themselves, so raiding was not aggression but their way of getting the trade goods of China. — tap to centre the map on it The Mongols manufactured almost nothing themselves, so raiding was not aggression but their way of getting the trade goods of China. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
JW
Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Japanese defeated the Mongol invasions; the typhoon only sank the ships afterwards, and it deserves far less credit than it gets. — tap to centre the map on it The Japanese defeated the Mongol invasions; the typhoon only sank the ships afterwards, and it deserves far less credit than it gets. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
JW
Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America keeps losing wars because it attacks the capital first; the Mongol method was to take the countryside and let the city starve. — tap to centre the map on it America keeps losing wars because it attacks the capital first; the Mongol method was to take the countryside and let the city starve. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
JW
Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genghis Khan's kinsmen deserted him and the common herders he promoted never did — that asymmetry is the first explanation of the Mongol army. — tap to centre the map on it Genghis Khan's kinsmen deserted him and the common herders he promoted never did — that asymmetry is the first explanation of the Mongol army. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
JW
Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Mongols destroyed irrigation systems as deliberate policy to return farmland to pasture, not out of the stupidity historians attribute to them. — tap to centre the map on it The Mongols destroyed irrigation systems as deliberate policy to return farmland to pasture, not out of the stupidity historians attribute to them. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
JW
Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genghis Khan manufactured the atrocity stories told about him, deliberately releasing refugees to carry terror to the next city before his army got there. — tap to centre the map on it Genghis Khan manufactured the atrocity stories told about him, deliberately releasing refugees to carry terror to the next city before his army got there. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
JW
Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some historical raiders destroyed conquered cities for destruction's own sake, not to seize land, treasure, or slaves. — tap to centre the map on it Some historical raiders destroyed conquered cities for destruction's own sake, not to seize land, treasure, or slaves. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone with a craft survived a Mongol conquest, whatever the craft was — skill was the one thing the Mongols never destroyed. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone with a craft survived a Mongol conquest, whatever the craft was — skill was the one thing the Mongols never destroyed. 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 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 pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. Last stated 2 years ago
15 Oct 2024
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Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return. — tap to centre the map on it A superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Sept 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-02 — 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 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — 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 a year 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 century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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 2 months 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 city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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The Mongols fought for victory rather than honour, which is why retreat cost them nothing and became their deadliest tactic.
Holds Read this korrent →
The Mongols manufactured almost nothing themselves, so raiding was not aggression but their way of getting the trade goods of China.
Holds
The Japanese defeated the Mongol invasions; the typhoon only sank the ships afterwards, and it deserves far less credit than it gets.
Holds
America keeps losing wars because it attacks the capital first; the Mongol method was to take the countryside and let the city starve.
Holds
Genghis Khan's kinsmen deserted him and the common herders he promoted never did — that asymmetry is the first explanation of the Mongol army.
Holds
The Mongols destroyed irrigation systems as deliberate policy to return farmland to pasture, not out of the stupidity historians attribute to them.
Holds
Genghis Khan manufactured the atrocity stories told about him, deliberately releasing refugees to carry terror to the next city before his army got there.
Holds
Some historical raiders destroyed conquered cities for destruction's own sake, not to seize land, treasure, or slaves.
Holds
Anyone with a craft survived a Mongol conquest, whatever the craft was — skill was the one thing the Mongols never destroyed.
Holds
A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people.
Holds
A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one.
Holds
A superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return.
Holds
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
A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done.
Holds
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 century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Holds