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Sarah C. M. Paine — Why dictators keep making the same fatal mistake

Dwarkesh Patel · interview · Watch on YouTube

Geopolitics & foreign policyMilitary history & warfareWorld history

What it is

Dwarkesh Patel interviews Sarah Paine, a Naval War College historian, about continental versus maritime powers and how that explains decisions by Xi and Putin. They also cover a possible Taiwan war, the fall of the British Empire, WW2 strategy and how to study history.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters use it as a source for Paine's continental-versus-maritime framework and her views on sanctions when discussing geopolitics.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • 0 strong recommendations
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What HN commenters said

  1. “has some interesting ideas”

    Sarah Paine on continental versus maritime power and why land grabs stopped paying.

    throw0101b, 2023-11 · Recommendation · in “The attack against Danish, critical infrastructure [pdf]”

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Topics: sarah paine, maritime power, china, russia, military history, sanctions

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