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← War cannot be morally justified unless there is high confidence its long-run effects are very good.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 27 Jul 1783 to 21 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under war war Everything filed under America America Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under China China Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: War cannot be morally justified unless there is high confidence its long-run effects are very good. War cannot be morally justified unlessthere is high confidence its long-runeffects are very good. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Weighing its gains against its harms shows that an unjust peace is far better than a righteous war — tap to centre the map on it Weighing its gains against its harmsshows that an unjust peace is farbetter than a righteous war DE Desiderius Erasmus — holds since c. 1513–1515 — tap for who they are Same subject: Prolonging the war in Ukraine courts a nuclear escalation whose risk is being treated as though it were zero. — tap to centre the map on it Prolonging the war in Ukraine courtsa nuclear escalation whose risk isbeing treated as though it werezero. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: There never was a good war or a bad peace — tap to centre the map on it There never was a good war or a badpeace Last stated 243 years ago 27 Jul 1783 BF Benjamin Franklin — holds since 1783-07-27 — 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 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 PO Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard. — tap to centre the map on it Enemy manipulation of a wholesociety's information environment isunlikely ever to be decisive in awar, because shaping anothersociety's perceptions is genuinelyhard. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is entirely possible to be both morally wrong and geopolitically weak at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it It is entirely possible to be bothmorally wrong and geopoliticallyweak at the same time. Last stated a month ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it It is a mistake, made even by manywho think themselves wise, tobelieve the world holds more evilthan good MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it Justifying cruelty toward anotherperson requires first reducing themto an abstraction rather than a fullhuman being. Last stated 9 months ago 14 Jan 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — 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 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — 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 posturetoward rival great powers canalienate its allies while yieldingno strategic payoff in return. Last stated a month ago 2 Sept 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: China and Russia have maritime ambitions without understanding what a maritime paradigm actually requires, and neither one has the prerequisites. — tap to centre the map on it China and Russia have maritimeambitions without understanding whata maritime paradigm actuallyrequires, and neither one has theprerequisites. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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 theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH 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 themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD 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 poweris being drawn right now, and Europehas to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago 10 Sept 2025 UL 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP 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 Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months 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 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 ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre War cannot be morally justified unless there is high confidence its long-run effects are very good. Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago Holds Bryan Caplan Read this korrent →