Recent content by Anzû

Normally people would make two cities 'sister cities' if they wanted something symbolic, or sign a treaty bringing increased economic integration if they wanted something material. Not gathering up the GDP of a small economy and shoveling it into the Bering Strait.

This mega project is also a super-weapon. A weapon for destroying and over-throwing states. I could imagine some plot to push such a project in a rival state to get them to try and build it and destroy themselves. A huge and extremely expensive structure, Built far from existing logistics and...

Not all aid is created equal. On one extreme is buying cheap produce from subsidised high-tech high-infrastructure Western farms and dumping it into an economy, temporary alleviation of food issues (to those who have SOME money) but long term damage to livelihoods of farmers and potentially...

https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-american-politics-and-chat-thread-clxxxii-hail-to-the-chief.503720/page-81#post-21533944 Your post here articulated my thoughts on the 'real socialism is always a massacre!' line perfectly.

It's used as both.

Or even Christ ians.

Vetinarians, for animal-powered logistics that necessarily supplement the railways.

If the world is otherwise similar to ours, then the ocean liner needs to compete on time more than money, which it can't, if it is going for the mass market. Most people who can afford a plane ticket and a holiday with two flights, can't afford a cheaper ocean liner ticket and a holiday with...

This works as an excellent explanation for the weaknesses that authoritarian institutions suffer. And a really good read!

Consider Sepoys and Askari. They depend a lot on Nationals and Princely States who are willing to fight for them because Drakia elevated them over the Bonded, and because they are now enemies to the Bonded. Pads their numbers a lot. As said they're used in non combat roles. But they could be...

Glad to hear it.

The invention of cannons made defending against projectiles a much bigger concern. Romans didn't need to prioritise it so much.

Oh definitely. Was replying to a post about continued space gun capacity after. I don't think either are gonna have a spacegun left, apart from any hidden, cause it'll be the absolute first strike priority for both. Way more shots than space guns. But when moving to economic targets the...

One space gun results in many kinetic projectiles in orbit ready to deorbit in the first strike. Nobody will have non secret space gun that doesn't get targeted repeatedly with many kilotonnes at the start.

It's definitely worth doing. By the map I think you're exaggerating the scale. In normal times it would be a huge disaster like Chernobyl, destruction of some mid sized cities, with more sunk cost lost. With no trade with most of the world, and a bad climate for settlers, I see those coastal...