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6 Sept 2023
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2023-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America is a vastly richer country than Europe — tap to centre the map on it America is a vastly richer country than Europe Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of underfunding the European military has led to its current weakness — tap to centre the map on it Decades of underfunding the European military has led to its current weakness Last stated 2 years ago
17 Feb 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The military revolution in early modern Europe was a centuries-long coevolution of military technology and political organization rather than one sharp discontinuity. — tap to centre the map on it The military revolution in early modern Europe was a centuries-long coevolution of military technology and political organization rather than one sharp discontinuity. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Sept 2023
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2023-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The small amounts of American military aid still reaching Ukraine are a lever for controlling how Ukraine fights, not an attempt to help it win. — tap to centre the map on it The small amounts of American military aid still reaching Ukraine are a lever for controlling how Ukraine fights, not an attempt to help it win. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are Nazis and white supremacists in Ukraine, but they are more marginal there than the same groups are in Central Europe or the United States. — tap to centre the map on it There are Nazis and white supremacists in Ukraine, but they are more marginal there than the same groups are in Central Europe or the United States. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ukraine is defending Europe's borders, not only its own. — tap to centre the map on it Ukraine is defending Europe's borders, not only its own. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Oct 2025
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — 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 the ones doing the fighting. Last stated 12 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 Ukraine possible. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 maritime ambitions without understanding what a maritime paradigm actually requires, and neither one has the prerequisites. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Economic sanctions almost never achieve the policy goals they are intended to achieve. — tap to centre the map on it Economic sanctions almost never achieve the policy goals they are intended to achieve. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Scott Sumner — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Putin's objection to the post-Cold-War trade boom is not that it failed but that the wealth was not being made at his house. — tap to centre the map on it Putin's objection to the post-Cold-War trade boom is not that it failed but that the wealth was not being made at his house. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources. Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. Last stated 6 months ago
21 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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War was not the only driver of state growth in early modern Europe; political centralization and the rise of absolutism also strengthened military power.
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America is a vastly richer country than Europe
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Decades of underfunding the European military has led to its current weakness
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The military revolution in early modern Europe was a centuries-long coevolution of military technology and political organization rather than one sharp discontinuity.
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The small amounts of American military aid still reaching Ukraine are a lever for controlling how Ukraine fights, not an attempt to help it win.
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There are Nazis and white supremacists in Ukraine, but they are more marginal there than the same groups are in Central Europe or the United States.
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Ukraine is defending Europe's borders, not only its own.
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'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.
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A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Holds
China and Russia have maritime ambitions without understanding what a maritime paradigm actually requires, and neither one has the prerequisites.
Holds
Economic sanctions almost never achieve the policy goals they are intended to achieve.
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Putin's objection to the post-Cold-War trade boom is not that it failed but that the wealth was not being made at his house.
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A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds
A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources.
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A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
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A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
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A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
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A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
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