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4 timestamped hits 3 source readings 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-04-16, day precision Aliases: paralysi

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Paralysis

The interview begins as a fight over whether the Iran war has helped anyone, then turns into a harder question: what happens when a regional war reveals that waterways, energy corridors, diaspora hopes, and...

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The interview begins as a fight over whether the Iran war has helped anyone, then turns into a harder question: what happens when a regional war reveals that waterways, energy corridors, diaspora hopes, and...

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon (2026-04-16, day precision).

Most connected source readings: The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon; Shakespeare, The Language Engine Of Empire; Caesar's Death Made Octavian Emperor.

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Jiang lecture published 2024-11-19

diagnosis

Marcus Brutus cannot aid Decimus or march against Rome because doing so would make him the ambitious figure he accused Caesar of being.

Timestamped Evidence

Caesar's Death Made Octavian Emperor

2024-11-19, day precision · Civilization #16: Julius Caesar's Will and Octavian's Birth of Empire

Transcript

"Okay? And to compound the guilt, Caesar showered the people with generosity upon his death. Right? Okay? So, you can see how the death..."

Caesar's Death Made Octavian Emperor

2024-11-19, day precision · Civilization #16: Julius Caesar's Will and Octavian's Birth of Empire

Transcript

"He's the one who wants to become king. Right? Therefore, Marcus Brutus and Cassius could only wait for their deaths. Because if they're the..."

The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon

2026-04-16, day precision · “It's An Act Of WAR!” Professor Jiang vs Gordon Chang On China, Iran & Trump | Plus Robert Pape

Transcript

"...of the world's goods or energy flow, then you can cause paralysis around the world. So that won't have gone unnoticed, I'm sure, to..."

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The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon

2026-04-16, day precision · alias-match

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The interview begins as a fight over whether the Iran war has helped anyone, then turns into a harder question: what happens when a regional war reveals that waterways, energy corridors, diaspora hopes, and...

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