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Why Arabs Lose Wars (1999)
- mock-possum 3y agoIt’s an interesting story, though I’m not knowledgeable enough about the subject matter to judge if it’s insightful. The point I found easiest to swallow was that generally Americans do not worry about military coup. It’s interesting that sexual and ethnic diversity are not explored at all in this piece - which might betray a blind spot, considering.
- chalcolithic 3y agoWhy did they win wars during Islamic conquest?
- KoftaBob 3y agoThis is referring to modern day Arab nations, not all Arab powers throughout history.
- chalcolithic 3y agoyes, but what have changed?
- KoftaBob 3y agoThis has a lot to do with it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Divergence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Divergence
- chalcolithic 3y agothank you!