Glossary
A Persian imperial technique of keeping multiple regional power centers dependent on the empire.
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divide and rule
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Key Notes
Glossary
Persian policy of balancing local factions so they depend on imperial arbitration.
Glossary
Jiang's phrase for a U.S. posture that lets regional rivals confront each other while Washington arbitrates, profits, and avoids direct peacekeeping burdens. Jiang's explanation for propaganda and provocation campaigns that inflame communal hatred so a stronger security order can be justified.
Glossary
The imperial strategy Jiang says the United States will use to maintain control after abandoning liberal multilateral organizations.
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He says the strategy is not isolationism but focused divide-and-rule around core American strategic interests.
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The Persians are said to solve the Jerusalem problem by financing a Jewish identity implanted in the Levant as a loyal foreign entity.
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Persian imperial rule adds administration, meritocracy, communication networks, and divide-and-rule to older methods like trade control, fear, hostages, and intermarriage.
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Divide-and-rule is presented as the most effective imperial control strategy before Jiang turns to Israel.
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Jiang considers but downranks mercy, righteous kingship, and possible exile support for Cyrus; he presents divide-and-rule in the Levant as the best explanation.
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Returning Babylonian exiles claim to be the true Israelites and cast those who stayed as false, creating near civil war that serves Persian divide-and-rule.
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The conflict over who may build the temple is, for Jiang, part of Persian imperial strategy: divide and rule.
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Divide and rule works by balancing natural factions so local actors depend on imperial authority for stability.
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"...ass that is, right? Now you can sit back and divide and rule. Japan versus China, right? And you can be the operator. You..."
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"So they come to you, and they're looking for protection. And you get to pull all the strings. So it really is an entire..."
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"No, I know. I think it is strategic, right, because it's divided in rule. So the leaders trying to create as much. Animosity and..."
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"This does not mean isolationism. To the contrary, it means a focused and genuinely strategic approach to the threats our nation faces and how..."
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"...interests. That means divide and conquer, okay? Divide and conquer, divide and rule, okay? I'll explain this as we go on. All right. These..."
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"That's right. You're exactly right. Yes. China will engage in development and financing, but that's it. It will not send in troops anywhere. Look,..."
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"liberal multilateral organizations, just leave the United Nations, which is what the United States has done and focus on pure power politics. And it..."
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"Right, right. So let me explain. For 28 years, the Anglo -American Empire had a very basic understanding of the world. The Anglo -American..."
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"to have to conquer uh saudi arabia and there's talk among some fanatical uh israelis that they want to actually seize and control mecca..."
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"carpet bombing in iran so israel is trying to destroy the iranians capacity to run a state to provide basic services to its people..."
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"This is what the British did. This is just divide and rule. This is what the empires have been doing. For centuries. So yeah...."
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"...Use all the resources of its allies. It's going to divide and rule. So before. America was willing to be hypocritical. It was willing..."
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