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A pattern where a confident but declining empire chooses a risky war, expends scarce resources, and exposes the limits of its power.
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declining empire war trap
A pattern where a confident but declining empire chooses a risky war, expends scarce resources, and exposes the limits of its power.
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"I think that's what's going to happen right so um in school I teach history and I try to teach world history an entirety..."
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"because of this uh invasion and so a pattern emerges where empires in decline they tend to engage in risky um Wars that they..."
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