Glossary
The sole dominant power that emerges when one group wins open cooperative competition by adopting innovations for conquest.
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hegemon
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...if they feel they are losing this war. They are the hegemon, they are the global hegemon, and the Iranians are the underdog. So..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...if they feel they are losing this war. They are the hegemon, they are the global hegemon, and the Iranians are the underdog. So..."
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Jiang argues that escalation dominance can become a trap because the hegemon's reputation forces responses that the weaker actor can calibrate and exploit.
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"...if they feel they are losing this war. They are the hegemon, they are the global hegemon, and the Iranians are the underdog. So..."
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"And he's been bullying people for a year now. And he's the biggest guy in the school. He's really mean, and everyone's afraid of..."
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"...Iran versus the United States. The United States is a global hegemon."
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"...for the sole purpose of destroying others and becoming the sole hegemon, okay? So we saw this with the Greek city -states where for..."
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On June 22, 2025, the morning after Trump orders strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, Jiang turns the Iran war into a three-player game.
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Old Europe begins as a Mother Goddess world of agriculture, unity, women, peace, and art.
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