Thanks, Ilias!

Failed in exactly the sense you say: politically. Emphasis is just that military power is a well-worn and politically comfortable lever. That's all. Hope you're well btw, its been good to see your work spread since we met a couple years ago.

Thanks for the brilliant feedback, my friend :)

Thanks Rosie!!

Big intellectual debt to your work!

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Huge thanks to @mkblyth.bsky.social @palmapolyak.bsky.social for amazing comments. Big inspiration in this one from @thepolycrisis.bsky.social @katemac.bsky.social @70sbachchan.bsky.social @thunen.bsky.social

Note that recently the US, after the finance lever failed to secure reliable supplies, has increasingly pulled the military lever (real or threatened). Venezuela & Greenland show the stakes.

In this piece, we argue that China and the US both leverage their large market shares to project industrial power globally, but in ways that utilize their unique comparative advantages. See the table below for a summary.

We've all been witnessing large economies extend their reach globally to secure the critical minerals that are essential for electric vehicles, semiconductors, defense technologies, and more.

Good to see this out! Congrats Milan