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Jiang's historical term for elite foreign students educated by an empire so they return home culturally loyal and politically manageable.
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hostages
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...spies. OK, spies is a new term. Historically, they were called hostages. Right. So if you're an empire and you want a vassal state..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...spies. OK, spies is a new term. Historically, they were called hostages. Right. So if you're an empire and you want a vassal state..."
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He argues that the invasion force cannot be resupplied because aircraft and helicopters would be vulnerable in mountain terrain, leaving the troops trapped.
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Jiang says bringing elite Chinese students to the United States is advantageous because imperial powers historically secure vassal obedience by educating elite children in the imperial center as hostages.
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"...spies. OK, spies is a new term. Historically, they were called hostages. Right. So if you're an empire and you want a vassal state..."
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"...you think they're soldiers, but they're not. What they really are hostages. Okay? Does that make sense? You have too many people in the..."
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"You can't resupply them. And they've been encircled by Iranian forces. All right? Does that make sense? Okay? Okay. Now, the logic of having..."
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A source-grounded reading of the lecture's central claim: the Iran war that looks like American domination is the moment the United States becomes trapped, because geography, supply, domestic politics, sunk cost, and nuclear deterrence...
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