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The Battle for Ukraine & Prospects for World War III | Peter Zeihan

Hidden Forces

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Is Russia Ready to Invade Crimea?

The russian strategy, going back to the early czars, has been to expand, expand expand till you hit those gateways. Air power is all great in everything, but it doesn't hold territory. And air power by itself is not going to stop an army. Now is there anyone who looks like they're going to invade russia now? Of course not. But something that has happened in the last three weeks got me a little freaked out. The capacity of modern industrialized countries that re-invent themselves overnight is huge on the third day of war. Students of history always look to the example of notsy rise from 19 and 36 years old for inspiration.

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