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In this riveting episode of Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy, we dive deep into the age-old struggle between continental and maritime powers, guided by military historian Dr. Sarah C. M. Payne's groundbreaking analysis. From Russia's vast landmass to Britain's naval supremacy, we explore how these contrasting approaches to power have shaped our world. The episode unpacks Japan's dramatic transformation from maritime success to continental aggression and back again, while examining Putin's modern-day gambit in Ukraine. Through vivid historical examples, we reveal how leaders make catastrophic "pivotal errors" when trapped in echo chambers of yes-men and incomplete intelligence. Most crucially, we explore why alliance systems - not just military might or economic power - ultimately determine the fate of nations. As China rises and global power dynamics shift, understanding these patterns becomes vital for navigating our uncertain future. This isn't just a history lesson; it's a crucial lens for understanding today's geopolitical chessboard and the high-stakes decisions that will shape tomorrow's world order.
Peter Zeihan: Zeihan on GeoPolitics - Russia after Russia
Sarah C. M. Paine - Why Dictators Keep Making the Same Fatal Mistake
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In this riveting episode of Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy, we dive deep into the age-old struggle between continental and maritime powers, guided by military historian Dr. Sarah C. M. Payne's groundbreaking analysis. From Russia's vast landmass to Britain's naval supremacy, we explore how these contrasting approaches to power have shaped our world. The episode unpacks Japan's dramatic transformation from maritime success to continental aggression and back again, while examining Putin's modern-day gambit in Ukraine. Through vivid historical examples, we reveal how leaders make catastrophic "pivotal errors" when trapped in echo chambers of yes-men and incomplete intelligence. Most crucially, we explore why alliance systems - not just military might or economic power - ultimately determine the fate of nations. As China rises and global power dynamics shift, understanding these patterns becomes vital for navigating our uncertain future. This isn't just a history lesson; it's a crucial lens for understanding today's geopolitical chessboard and the high-stakes decisions that will shape tomorrow's world order.
Peter Zeihan: Zeihan on GeoPolitics - Russia after Russia
Sarah C. M. Paine - Why Dictators Keep Making the Same Fatal Mistake
This is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy
Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter. Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.
Thanks for listening today!
Four recurring narratives underlie every episode: boundary dissolution, adaptive complexity, embodied knowledge, and quantum-like uncertainty. These aren’t just philosophical musings but frameworks for understanding our modern world.
We hope you continue exploring our other podcasts, responding to the content, and checking out our related articles on the Heliox Podcast on Substack.
Support the show
About SCZoomers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1632045180447285
https://x.com/SCZoomers
https://mstdn.ca/@SCZoomers
https://bsky.app/profile/safety.bsky.app
Spoken word, short and sweet, with rhythm and a catchy beat.
http://tinyurl.com/stonefolksongs
Curated, independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, evidenced-based, clinical & community information regarding COVID-19. Since 2017, it has focused on Covid since Feb 2020, with Multiple Stores per day, hence a large searchable base of stories to date. More than 4000 stories on COVID-19 alone. Hundreds of stories on Climate Change.
Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast is a news organization with the advantages of deeply rooted connections within our local community, combined with a provincial, national and global following and exposure. In written form, audio, and video, we provide evidence-based and referenced stories interspersed with curated commentary, satire and humour. We reference where our stories come from and who wrote, published, and even inspired them. Using a social media platform means we have a much higher degree of interaction with our readers than conventional media and provides a significant amplification effect, positively. We expect the same courtesy of other media referencing our stories.