Jiang says the world is better understood through deals among transnational elites than through a simple map of sovereign nation-state interests.
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Transnational Elites
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...should actually see the world in terms of, you know, this transnational elite that are always trying to figure out deals amongst themselves. We..."
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He says the transnational elite is not monolithic either, because rival factions inside it and inside Pakistan itself can prefer different geopolitical outcomes.
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"...should actually see the world in terms of, you know, this transnational elite that are always trying to figure out deals amongst themselves. We..."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
Jiang's through-line is that a declining empire does not retreat cleanly.
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