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Techno-nationalism is a mercantilist ideology linking technological innovation directly to national security, economic prosperity, and social stability. It involves governments prioritizing homegrown technology, restricting foreign technology access, and treating high-tech sectors (like semiconductors, AI) as vital national assets, often in a zero-sum competition. **Key Characteristics** - **Zero-sum…
> Electronics manufacturing expands the number of metals demanded from refineries, which in return justifies investments in companion mineral extraction capacities. Goods such as air conditioners and batteries increase the scale of major metals demand. And in metals processing, larger scale lowers costs. > Large volumes of metals consumed by prior iterations of appliances, combined with China’s production in…
Techno-nationalism is a mercantilist ideology linking technological innovation directly to national security, economic prosperity, and social stability. It involves governments prioritizing homegrown technology, restricting foreign technology access, and treating high-tech sectors (like semiconductors, AI) as vital national assets, often in a zero-sum competition.
Key Characteristics
Electronics manufacturing expands the number of metals demanded from refineries, which in return justifies investments in companion mineral extraction capacities. Goods such as air conditioners and batteries increase the scale of major metals demand. And in metals processing, larger scale lowers costs.
Large volumes of metals consumed by prior iterations of appliances, combined with China’s production in…
"China produces 200 million televisions and 1.5 billion smartphones per year. Producing the TV sets guarantees offtake of 25 to 30 metals, while the phones require close to 60 metals. Televisions require the same critical minerals for which many governments are trying to develop alternative suppliers, but there are far fewer potential buyers outside of defense-related supply chains because commercial demand for…
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"Sanskrit is really sometimes been dubbed the most scientifically organized language of all time with a noun system that has eight cases three genders and three numbers." - Clemency Montelle [00:03:09]
"If you write something in a book and you lose the book you're finished…
@balajis : If Iran wins, it's the end of five eras. 1991-2026: the unipolar era 1974-2026: the petrodollar era 1945-2026: the postwar era 1776-2026: the union era 1492-2026: the Western era Specifically, the end of the petrodollar (1974) would also be the end of the unipolar moment (1991) and the postwar order (1945). It would mark the moment when Eurasian…
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Adam Ferguson's Rule (or Ferguson's Law), posits that a great power ceases to be great when it spends more on interest payments for its public debt than on its national defense. It warns that mounting debt service diverts resources from defense, making the state vulnerable to collapse.
"States have endeavoured, in some…
An Extract...Prescient?
“The Nation, which indulges towards another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest. ... The Nation, prompted by ill-will and resentment, sometimes impels to war the Government, contrary to the best calculations of policy. The…
The Roosevelt Corollary, established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, acts as an extension of the Monroe Doctrine, which was initially articulated in 1823.
While the Monroe Doctrine prohibited European interference in the Western Hemisphere, the Roosevelt Corollary asserted that the United States would intervene in Latin America to prevent such interference.
This shift was prompted…
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This podcast features Yossi Cohen, former director of the Mossad, discussing the inner workings of Israel's intelligence agency. Cohen provides insights into the unique recruitment process for Mossad operatives, emphasizing the importance of human intelligence (HUMINT) and the specific qualities sought in agents, including bravery, adaptability, and the ability to act under cover.
He…
"Human beings don't change very much and the problems we have now, the same problems we 100,000 years ago just in different form." - Jonathan Berk (Discussing why studying ancient history is highly relevant to modern anxieties) [00:01:21]
"Everything that you're used to and that you take for granted and you think is normal is not something that makes you…
"[Japanese management] practically lost the right to lay off the people or fire people... Japanese company looks like a social welfare organization... all the member of the company we call the family member feel this is organization in which everybody share same Faith." - Akio Morita (Context: Post-war labor law shifts) [00:02:04]
"I have a responsibility…
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