Prof Jiang’s Predictive History and other lectures Game Theory #19: The Hollywood-Pentagon Complex
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Apr 7, 2026 Urgent geopolitics and escalation risks around strikes on Iran and civilian infrastructure. Economic fallout from fuel and fertilizer shortages and the threat of famine. Naval strategies, choke points, and Russia’s maritime attrition plan. China’s balancing act between major powers. Skepticism about a contested rescue narrative and worries that cinematic optics drive risky military choices.
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Fertilizer Shortages Threaten Global Famine
- Fertilizer supply disruptions pose a greater short-term global threat than fuel price spikes because they directly affect food production.
- Mr./Prof. Jiang warns fertilizer shortages during planting season could cut global food support from 8B to 1–2B people.
Choke Points Replace Dollar Hegemony
- Controlling maritime choke points has become the U.S. strategy to coerce trade when dollar dominance weakens.
- Mr./Prof. Jiang lists Panama, Strait of Hormuz, Greenland/Arctic and Caribbean deployments as modern chokepoint focus.
Air Supremacy Breaks Down Over Long Wars
- U.S. airpower dominance is eroded by maintenance limits, pilot fatigue, and adaptive Iranian tactics like heat-seeking missiles.
- Mr./Prof. Jiang explains why sustained air campaigns run into attrition and rising aircraft losses.