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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2025-12-09, day precision Aliases: allies, ally, cannibalize-ally

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cannibalize allies

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...a period of decline. What they do is they cannibalize their allies, right? Because that's the easiest thing to do. So, if you go..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...a period of decline. What they do is they cannibalize their allies, right? Because that's the easiest thing to do. So, if you go..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: The Empire Cannibalizes Its Allies (2025-12-09, day precision).

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cannibalize allies

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Jiang's term for how a declining empire extracts money, stability, and manpower from formally subordinate partners in order to delay its own decline.

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