korrents

A korrentour readingWhat is a korrent?

There is no counsel in the continental world on when to stop taking territory, which is why Chinese and Russian empires keep overextending and imploding.

Drawn from what Sarah Paine said

ChinaRussia
A private bookmark. Not a position, and never counted.

What Sarah Paine actually said

Word for word, with the source under each one. They did not write this page.

  1. Sarah Paine

    Historian of maritime and continental empires who taught strategy at the U.S

    And it turns out that there's been a tendency over the course of China's and Russia's long histories to overextend and this helps account for the implosions of various empires and dynasties.

Added to korrents 9 Jun 2026 · How quotes work · Something wrong? Tell us

Do you hold this korrent?Do you also believe this?

Sign in to record that you hold this, with a confidence number of your own.

Related korrents

Our reading — they may agree, disagree or merely touch the same thing. Closest first: a shared subject counts for most, then how near the wording is.

See this on the map →