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In my latest, I argue that the push for annexing Greenland is motivated by the logic of the flasher: proponents are interested in it to fuel a fantasy of power. For all the talk of strategy, it's more masturbation than Machiavellianism.
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
The Perverse Interest in Greenland
Proponents of Annexing Greenland Are Masking Their Fantasies in the Language of Strategy
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
In my latest, I argue that the push for annexing Greenland is motivated by the logic of the flasher: proponents are interested in it to fuel a fantasy of power. For all the talk of strategy, it's more masturbation than Machiavellianism.
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
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Some of the most dangerous failures never show up in a wargame.
Who Stress-Tests U.S. War Plans?
The U.S. military spends billions trying to predict what its adversaries will do — and almost nothing testing whether its own plans make sense. In part,
warontherocks.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Some of the most dangerous failures never show up in a wargame.