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In this sixth episode of the Geo-Strategy series, Professor Jiang Xueqin dissects one of the most defining and dangerous features of the modern American Empire: its overconfidence in military power.

Focusing on the post Cold War shift in U.S. military doctrine, Jiang explains how America moved from cautious cooperation to imperial arrogance, adopting a strategy of dominance known as “Shock and Awe.”

What was once a tactical success in Iraq became a theory of Empire a belief that wars can be won quickly, cheaply, and with minimal public scrutiny, all to preserve global supremacy while bypassing democracy’s political limits.

📌 Key Insights:

How “Shock and Awe” emerged after the 2003 Iraq War, when rapid victory was mistaken for strategic genius.

Why the success in Iraq was deceptive a product of terrain, surprise, and an undefended enemy, not military superiority.

The massive expansion of Special Forces and covert operations after Iraq, aiming to fight wars invisibly and avoid democratic oversight.

How the trauma of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers shaped the military’s obsession with secrecy and speed.

Why this approach transformed war into a spectacle of control, detached from strategy or accountability.

How America’s imperial mindset its hubris is setting the stage for its downfall, especially in any future war with Iran.

🎯 Main Idea:
“Shock and Awe” isn’t just a military tactic it’s a psychology of Empire.
It reflects a nation that fears weakness more than war, and democracy more than defeat.

🧠 Professor Jiang Xueqin warns:

“Empires don’t fall when they lose wars they fall when they stop learning from them.”

📺 Watch the original lecture:
🎥 Geo-Strategy #6: America’s Imperial Hubris | Predictive History
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👤 About the Author

Professor Jiang Xueqin is a Chinese historian and political theorist specializing in Predictive History the study of how recurring patterns of power and psychology shape global events.
A Yale University graduate, he explores the emotional and intellectual forces behind empire-building, from Athens to Washington.
Through his Geo-Strategy series, he reveals how ideology, faith, and arrogance drive the rise and inevitable decline of great powers.