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1 timestamped hit 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-03-10, day precision Aliases: selective-pressures

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Selective Pressure

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "off the Strait of Hormuz, I can be strategic in how I close the Strait of Hormuz. For example, if you're a Chinese ship,..."

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Topic Scope And Freshness

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "off the Strait of Hormuz, I can be strategic in how I close the Strait of Hormuz. For example, if you're a Chinese ship,..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Control Beats Dominance (2026-03-10, day precision).

Most connected source reading: Control Beats Dominance.

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CalibrationStrait OF Hormuz

Key Notes

Model stated on 2026-03-10.

model

Closing Hormuz gives Iran calibration because it can selectively let Chinese ships, bribing GCC states, or states defecting from the U.S. pass through.

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Timestamped Evidence

Control Beats Dominance

2026-03-10, day precision · Game Theory #11: The Law of Escalation

Transcript

"off the Strait of Hormuz, I can be strategic in how I close the Strait of Hormuz. For example, if you're a Chinese ship,..."

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Relevant Lectures And Readings

Control Beats Dominance

2026-03-10, day precision · claims, semantic-ref

Reading

A source-grounded reading of Jiang’s law of escalation: the actor with the biggest weapon can still lose if the weaker actor has calibration, legitimacy, options, and a way to make the bully destroy himself.

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CalibrationStrait OF Hormuz

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