What Sarah Paine thinks about Europe

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Historian of maritime and continental empires who taught strategy at the U.S. Naval War College for twenty-four years.

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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Sarah Paine has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 9 Jun 2026

   Our readingBritain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores.

   Their wordsThey're the only uh power in Europe that doesn't need to maintain a large standing army because if Britain could maintain a competent navy, no army's going to reach British shores cuz they're going to be drowned at sea.

   ↗Sarah Paine - Why Putin and Xi can't escape geographyyoutube.com 12th of 26 in this recording