Sarah C. M. Paine - WW2, Taiwan, Ukraine, & Maritime vs Continental Powers

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  • @cooterhead_jones
    @cooterhead_jones 8 місяців тому +7407

    Where has this lady been all my UA-cam life?

    • @freshtoast3879
      @freshtoast3879 8 місяців тому +105

      Biased and US based view of things, so I wouldn't call it anything special. Although it is quite a rather nice watch, for free.

    • @butterchickenandnaan
      @butterchickenandnaan 8 місяців тому +488

      ​@@freshtoast3879no shit Sherlock ,she is an American and works in a government University

    • @freshtoast3879
      @freshtoast3879 8 місяців тому +21

      @butterchickenandnaan I was pointing out the exaggerated statement by the original poster. As stated, it's nothing that I haven't seen and heard before on countless American based channels and programs.

    • @butterchickenandnaan
      @butterchickenandnaan 8 місяців тому +168

      @@freshtoast3879 that's not how the internet works

    • @freshtoast3879
      @freshtoast3879 8 місяців тому +17

      @@butterchickenandnaan OK.

  • @derrickmarais
    @derrickmarais 8 місяців тому +3806

    Whenever the moderator asks a Zeihan style speculative question and she just says "I don't know". I appreciate that.

    • @rjb9715
      @rjb9715 7 місяців тому +254

      Totally agree! Now we know why we never see her on cable news! All of their supposed “experts” are constantly opining on topics they don’t know the answer to but get paid to speculate. Ugh…

    • @TheBlackAtlas
      @TheBlackAtlas 7 місяців тому +137

      My dad told me this a long time ago. "It's ok to say, I don't know"

    • @jeffbybee5207
      @jeffbybee5207 7 місяців тому

      This moderate is definitely liberal talking about Russians hating Stalin for his perges. But they feared him and the organized communist party. No leadership could step up with out getting shot. The tanks weren't great just good enough amd many of them

    • @derrickmarais
      @derrickmarais 7 місяців тому +59

      ​@@TheBlackAtlas Most "experts" never got that lesson.

    • @johngormley2192
      @johngormley2192 7 місяців тому +45

      It is so under appreciated in this time. For someone to have the honesty and say that is not my area.
      I watched one short and then this whole video as well.

  • @kraigadams
    @kraigadams 7 місяців тому +5969

    saw a short, watched this full thing. regret nothing

    • @SomeFactsYouMightNotKnow
      @SomeFactsYouMightNotKnow 7 місяців тому +53

      Same😎

    • @stevehatcher7700
      @stevehatcher7700 7 місяців тому +69

      Yup, one short sent me searching for more. And the more was this 2 hour masterclass in geo-politics and history, and the global strategies that weave in between them. Wow.

    • @dorsia6938
      @dorsia6938 7 місяців тому +8

      Same

    • @zeigfried007
      @zeigfried007 7 місяців тому +7

      Same

    • @im_learning_XX
      @im_learning_XX 7 місяців тому +6

      Same

  • @johnmayberry7933
    @johnmayberry7933 2 місяці тому +337

    I am a teacher and the fact that she said I don't know a few times was soooo refreshing! The honesty and the fact that she didn't try to come up with something out of thin air and still speak with confidence was wonderful! I could listen to her for years!!!!

    • @dtschuor459
      @dtschuor459 2 місяці тому +1

      The best teachers are willing to concede the limits of their knowledge…but you already knew this!💜💪

    • @pin65371
      @pin65371 2 місяці тому +2

      I agree. I'd also love to see more politicians admit when they get something wrong. It seems like they are so scared of being wrong that they refuse to admit it and keep doing the same thing. Not sure if they honestly believe their ideas could work or if they are afraid of admitting they are wrong but I would have huge respect for a politician that says "I dont know" or "we got this wrong". Its impossible to know everything or have all your ideas play out the way you imagined they would. The key is to admit it and either abandon the idea or figure out what changes need to be made based on what was learned in the process.

    • @darrontuagalu8865
      @darrontuagalu8865 Місяць тому

      Was she telling the truth, and how do you know it was true

    • @craigoliver8712
      @craigoliver8712 Місяць тому

      Feels like I did,American's are so "yada yada" they talk with false enthusiasm,so false

    • @craigoliver8712
      @craigoliver8712 Місяць тому

      "Breaking the codes,the British helped us with that"? Britain did that is the reality with initial help from the Poles

  • @mattp.4329
    @mattp.4329 8 місяців тому +3416

    I had forgotten what it was like to actually learn things from a person who actually wants to teach them

    • @Immigrantlovesamerica
      @Immigrantlovesamerica 7 місяців тому

      She’s the dumbest historian I’ve ever heard

    • @VT-mw2zb
      @VT-mw2zb 7 місяців тому +43

      I mean, she's a Professor with a PhD. She's better be that good or the Naval War College is wasting money.

    • @Immigrantlovesamerica
      @Immigrantlovesamerica 7 місяців тому +6

      @@VT-mw2zb Did you not just hear what she said in this QA?? She said some of the dumbest things ive ever heard.

    • @MrSTAYUP33
      @MrSTAYUP33 7 місяців тому

      @@Immigrantlovesamerica what did you find dumb?

    • @kristiansandsmark2048
      @kristiansandsmark2048 7 місяців тому +44

      @@Immigrantlovesamerica Like what?

  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday Рік тому +887

    Bookmarking this to watch later. She is incredible, and it must have been an honor to have this conversation with her.

    • @DwarkeshPatel
      @DwarkeshPatel  Рік тому +158

      Huge fan! Really flattered to learn you listen!

    • @James-kp8mg
      @James-kp8mg Рік тому

      You're clearly uneducated if you believe she's incredible.

    • @k20nutz
      @k20nutz 8 місяців тому +7

      What did you think of it? This is incredibly though provoking for me.

    • @gregorybrennan8539
      @gregorybrennan8539 8 місяців тому +12

      Dude, you are way too sappy.

    • @peekaboopeekaboo1165
      @peekaboopeekaboo1165 7 місяців тому +5

      ​@@DwarkeshPatel
      Japan didn't invade "Manchuria" ... they invaded China in order to occupy it !
      Then later set-up their puppet state of "Manchukuo" .

  • @antoniospappas2575
    @antoniospappas2575 7 місяців тому +1468

    The professor snatched a good interview out of the jaws of these questions.

    • @mikemccarthy1638
      @mikemccarthy1638 7 місяців тому +37

      A cool flip of the old sports expression, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory . . . 😮

    • @marka1000
      @marka1000 6 місяців тому +287

      Dwarkesh kept asking the wrong questions and she was so keen on them to pivot to where she has expertise on. It shows incredible experience on her part to narrow down the topics to where she has such a profound knowledge and insight on and keep the conversation going. I gotta read her books.

    • @karlkobler218
      @karlkobler218 6 місяців тому +167

      Right?! He’s dripping in that super annoying isolationist undertone. He would have been the first to give up the Sudetenland in 1938.

    • @bloodonthesnow
      @bloodonthesnow 6 місяців тому +114

      Yeah I don't get why this guy has a following. He comes across so obnoxiously as an interviewer.

    • @segua
      @segua 6 місяців тому +122

      He’s new to questioning. She works at the naval academy. She’s guiding him for the future not her presence. He brought me to her. Not the other way around and now that I found her and I’m enthralled. He learned how to ask question. We learned about a genius that we never knew existed

  • @ivangl8936
    @ivangl8936 Місяць тому +58

    I`m Ukrainian, its almost midnight here, and I`m fascinated, keep listening to this prominent conversation. Thanks for this video, and thanks all countries that stand with Ukraine.

    • @jeffkepus2492
      @jeffkepus2492 22 дні тому +7

      I fear for your country with the re-election of Trump and his inward, ignorant views and plans.

    • @Mark-ok8ss
      @Mark-ok8ss 13 годин тому

      Good luck in Ukraine, support & best wishes. Stay Strong 💪 ❤

    • @deniseengle4269
      @deniseengle4269 6 годин тому

      Young man youve got NAFO on your side.. We are world wide, active on every social media platform, and enthusiastic about thwarting the disinformation campaign Putin wages against Ukraine at every level and in every way. We recognize the incredible service you are performing for the world. We appreciate your bravery, your integrity and we will heckle our governments into honoring their commitments no matter how long it takes.

  • @Zero_Zero_Zero_Zero
    @Zero_Zero_Zero_Zero 7 місяців тому +1044

    The depth of this woman's historical understanding and it's accompanying context is nothing short of awe inspiring. What a brilliant human. Thank you to everyone responsible for making this publicly available.
    It was genuinely a public service.
    Gratitude.

    • @carlosux
      @carlosux 7 місяців тому +18

      that’s what’s taking me in as well. this level of expertise is inspiring.

    • @Vzzdak
      @Vzzdak 7 місяців тому +10

      Something she overlooked was that the 1979 invasion of NK was a ploy with two goals: 1) Solidify the USA as an economic ally, and 2) waste a body of soldiers who were a political threat to the government's absolute control.
      Something people don't understand about Taiwan invasion is that it will occur IF the government needs a political distraction to justify government control, and/or needs to get rid of its own soldiers.

    • @anypercentdeathless
      @anypercentdeathless 7 місяців тому +5

      Yes, gratitude to her.
      He ruins the whole video.

    • @harnessriscallous7466
      @harnessriscallous7466 7 місяців тому +7

      She's actually a govt paid propagandist. But she does know some history, which is why she's actually good at her job.

    • @washuneluvhada7616
      @washuneluvhada7616 7 місяців тому +1

      Awe inspiring to the ignorant

  • @Khangel
    @Khangel 7 місяців тому +918

    “I can make bad spelling errors in numerous languages”. Her comment on reading source materials in the original languages. So much respect for her!

    • @GreenTimeEagle
      @GreenTimeEagle 7 місяців тому +25

      My friend put me onto this and it is mind blow after mind blow.
      Also, a previous comment here so ignorant is that she is just American biased. Well yes but also the whole comment about sources in native languages!
      What a gem she is!

    • @jordanchen23
      @jordanchen23 7 місяців тому +9

      ​​@@GreenTimeEagleher word count to impact ratio is very impressive.

    • @freemason4979
      @freemason4979 7 місяців тому

      Why are most of the US academics poorly spoken, f.x. compared to OxBridge academics ?

  • @evillemike2009
    @evillemike2009 8 місяців тому +929

    There's nothing better than having somebody who really knows her subject explain important stuff to me. Best 2 ½ hours I've spent in while.

    • @aSSGoblin1488
      @aSSGoblin1488 7 місяців тому +5

      this could be better if professor has a visual vtuber anime avatar instead of older lady.

    • @Jonra1
      @Jonra1 7 місяців тому +14

      @@aSSGoblin1488 How on earth does that improve anything? What a stupid take.

    • @Nill757
      @Nill757 7 місяців тому +3

      Go workout or build something for two hours.
      Mistake to trust her. I like her too, but these people don’t pay for consequences. If Elon Musks car company went bankrupt from bad cars, or all SpaceX rockets failed, he’d be forgotten and justly blamed for foolishness, and regardless of how smart he was. Not these academics though. They can be wildly wrong, and she is about Russia, no consequences, ever, as long as they have a good pitch.

    • @YouHaveAIDS
      @YouHaveAIDS 7 місяців тому

      Does she? American wars under her time would say her and her colleagues are fools.

    • @InnuendoXP
      @InnuendoXP 7 місяців тому +5

      ​@@Nill757their job is to understand the past, which is different from predicting the future. Understanding what Russia is doing & why isn't the same thing as knowing what's going to happen.
      "No consequences for being wrong" so I suppose nobody should even try then?? What do you know that gives you such insight that makes you know any better what the future is gonna be? 😂

  • @natekettlewell5169
    @natekettlewell5169 2 місяці тому +37

    This woman is a national treasure. Have read all of her books, and they are all fantastic. To see her in this format is just amazing and she should fo more of it.

  • @rayhayne
    @rayhayne 6 місяців тому +742

    There's been a backlash on 'experts' for the past few years.
    I miss them.
    This woman is amazing.
    I might have enjoyed history at school if I knew this kind of passion and knowledge existed.

    • @Flushsion
      @Flushsion 6 місяців тому +23

      I had a teacher like this and that's why I love history. Also agree re experts.... The world has gotten dumber, context and neuance are MIA

    • @DarrellVermilion
      @DarrellVermilion 6 місяців тому +23

      I must disagree; there's been a backlash against those who claim to possess "expertise"-or those who simply inherit the title "expert" because they're promoted by those with power-and this backlash only came _after_ constant social pressure forced us to submit to catastrophe after catastrophe under threat of censure or worse (now simply referred to as "cancellation"). When a significant portion of the population recognizes the so-called "experts" are barely better than a coin toss-and in many cases are motivated by personal interest or the interests of those in power-the backlash is not only justified, it's long overdue and, in my estimation, hasn't been nearly as severe as it ought to have been.

    • @marcelosilva8021
      @marcelosilva8021 6 місяців тому

      @@DarrellVermilion nah, this is just the argument du jour, and it does not hold water. In fact, "threat of censure or worse" is fictitious in most cases, and brought about as a way to justify counter-expertise, by bringing in fringe opinions, without empirical data. Look at current water quality issues, water usage problems, regulatory attempts on pesticides, microplastic pollution, etc. It always follows the same steps:
      Step 1 call it Liberal or Conservative and automatically generate a hostile crowd.
      Step 2: find any counter opinion, share it.
      Step 3: defend counter opinion not on it's merits but on cultural bias "they are hiding the truth" AND questioning the expertise of the initial, empirical opinion.
      Its been the same way for a very long time. No bigger example than tobacco use, but lets not forget coal-based pollution, asbestos use, lead use, fracking practices, seat belt, helmet use, and the list goes on. Just last year the New Hampshire state legislative had some "expert" argue that helmets "do not increase rider safety" and that in fact "caused more accidents due to limited field of vision" by simply asking "do you think you could see more if you did not have your helmet" to accident survivors, without considering the effects of the actual helmet. All questions in regards to this "expert" were followed up by "cancel culture" accusations.
      We have devolved to the point that people can claim the earth to be flat, and any and all comments to the contrary is another example of "cancel culture". The list goes on.

    • @seanbaines
      @seanbaines 6 місяців тому +1

      I was lucky. I did have some teachers like that. Plus, I just got sucked in myself by the wonder of what I call "The Story". Which is basically the history and explanation of Everything. It includes Geography and Science and Politics and all kinds of other things to tell The Story of Us, and all associated with Us. Can't get enough.

    • @Freedom_Half_Off
      @Freedom_Half_Off 4 місяці тому +5

      ​@@DarrellVermilion I agree with your statement .
      Outright academic fraud has been an acknowledged problem inside academia itself in very recent years .
      People selling themselves to the highest bidders like so many battling courtroom "experts" do is exactly why the general public has every right to question anything any of them say .
      Not just a right , but an obligation ...

  • @ajwaddanwarr3409
    @ajwaddanwarr3409 7 місяців тому +503

    What I love the most about her is that she speaks like an elder statesman who wants to ready the next generation rather than talking down to them. Its like I spent a lifetime studying and here is what I learned, now its your turn to go study.

    • @Velereonics
      @Velereonics 7 місяців тому +20

      she talks like someone who loves history and just wants to talk about it after accumulating like 60 years of knowledge

    • @unclereub4024
      @unclereub4024 7 місяців тому +12

      well she is a professor at the naval war college, so i'd say that assessment is spot on.

    • @farzana6676
      @farzana6676 7 місяців тому +10

      Free Palestine from Hamas...

    • @argentum530
      @argentum530 7 місяців тому +11

      @@farzana6676 Off topic but to do that, Palestinians Must reject Hamas. No one else can end the terror between Israel and Hamas. A war only trains the next generations... on both sides.

    • @dominikvonlavante6113
      @dominikvonlavante6113 6 місяців тому

      @@argentum530 It is all a bit more complex. Both parties are equally bad agents. Isreal for unapologetically creating an "Untermensch" caste in society and actively engaging in appartheid against the Palestinians. The Palestinians are equally to blame to for not accepting that they lost, TWICE, and are now Israeli citizens. They have repeatedly forgone all possibilities for independence through their deliberate actions and multiple wars losing against Israel.

  • @altaydogahan342
    @altaydogahan342 7 місяців тому +399

    I like her emphasis on the human cost and suffering whenever he asks her to make a value judgment or comparison of policy or events. That shows that she has a decent moral core. People going into political fields often do not have that attribute and think mechanically because their foundation does not come from any doctrine of ethics. We have to recognize whenever discussing politics or history that real people suffered and died. We can't even comprehend the numbers we are discussing, so we detach ourselves because most of us won't even meet with more than a few thousand people in our lives. We won't ever see what a million people even look like. Millions become just numbers.

    • @jeffbybee5207
      @jeffbybee5207 7 місяців тому

      Fdr was a socialist he thought Stalin was fine

    • @jeffbybee5207
      @jeffbybee5207 7 місяців тому

      FDR's weakness lead to the war in the Pacific, just as chamberlins weakness lead to the European war.

    • @TeknoTim2002
      @TeknoTim2002 7 місяців тому +7

      Yes, you could see how Patel the questioner would ask common questions and narratives, and her responses are spot on. Like should the USA and UK have done as General Patton suggested and fought the Soviet Army to "liberate" East Germany, Poland and maybe the Baltics, Austria, Hungary and Czechoslavakia, or should the Western democracies have supported the White Russians to oppose the Bolsheviks, or wasn't Stalin a greater murderer than Hitler, or was dropping atomic bombs over Japan the right thing to do, or would a land invasion be the right strategy to save lives?

    • @peterc4082
      @peterc4082 7 місяців тому

      @@TeknoTim2002 The Whites would have been helped by Poland, the only country to actually defeat the Soviet Union in 1920. But the Whites wanted to recreate the Russian empire and enslave Poland. Hence we didn't help them. Note that Lenin was helped and sent to Russia by the Germans. The Germans created the monster of communist Russia. The Bolsheviks were aided by American money from New York. It's funny also how Red China was essentially made by Japan. In inflicting such heavy losses on KMT (and KMT on them) the Japanese allowed the Red to take over China. Now I suppose if PRC decides to attack Japan it will be their own chickens coming home to roost.

    • @Nill757
      @Nill757 7 місяців тому

      That right? Lot of soaring morality there. What then should US policy be? Ukraine war, nato? Because you provided nothing

  • @collinsps
    @collinsps 2 місяці тому +15

    At 63, i have been following these 'affairs of nations', as I'll call them, my whole life. 25 minutes in and I can say this is one of the most insightful understandings of these affairs that I have ever been privileged to attend to. In its way, just mind blowing. Huzzah !!!

  • @sebastianreyes1341
    @sebastianreyes1341 6 місяців тому +329

    I’m 12 minutes into this conversation and this woman is a juggernaut, an absolute encyclopedia of history, war history. She incredibly smart and eloquent. i’m buying whatever book she has written

    • @mq1712
      @mq1712 3 місяці тому +10

      Why is this woman not President, or at least Sec of State or Natl Security Advisor? Oh well, Kamala is just as smart and articulate! And has won as many primary votes as Sarah!

    • @doaftheloaf
      @doaftheloaf 3 місяці тому +6

      we need more smart, articulate women like her. she's a pleasure to listen to, and she knows her stuff.

    • @marksullivan7766
      @marksullivan7766 3 місяці тому +10

      Her role is critical. She is educating our military leaders on western grand strategy.

    • @marleneprokopetz1857
      @marleneprokopetz1857 2 місяці тому +4

      Gee guys she is an analyst. She repeatedly admits she doesn't have the answer. She also clearly points out how WW2 was so bad because analysts ran the war.

    • @FreeNoticias
      @FreeNoticias 2 місяці тому

      She is as intelligent as a great warmonger liar

  • @thomasesau2376
    @thomasesau2376 7 місяців тому +504

    I sincerely wish (hope) that Dr Paine could have a weekly (or monthly) video for UA-cam. This is the most cogent, articulate, and intelligent lecture on Global Strategic concepts that I've ever heard. It makes me wish The Naval War College had a community college off sight night classes.

    • @kristiansandsmark2048
      @kristiansandsmark2048 7 місяців тому +5

      Yea last time i saw a intelectual i really respected like this has to be Robert Sapolsky

    • @stephlovemiller
      @stephlovemiller 6 місяців тому

      😂

    • @I_am_a_cat_
      @I_am_a_cat_ 6 місяців тому +1

      Nah you gotta pay for that, or sign up for the navy lmao.

    • @cvr527
      @cvr527 6 місяців тому +2

      Not even close unless you do not have a solid foundation in history. She is wrong about just as many things she is right about.

    • @maggiegrande3454
      @maggiegrande3454 6 місяців тому +3

      She is definitely a national treasure.

  • @vivianbenge2331
    @vivianbenge2331 7 місяців тому +834

    This interviewer seems intent on asking 'what if' questions rooted in fantasy and lack of historical knowledge and political understanding. Dr. Paine does a great job of bringing it back to the real processes and concepts that are foundational to understanding.

    • @patrickpullman8348
      @patrickpullman8348 7 місяців тому +163

      She's very patient with him.

    • @dlifedt
      @dlifedt 7 місяців тому +38

      Yea I'd prefer to see Lex interview her

    • @tryagainnoob101
      @tryagainnoob101 7 місяців тому +110

      I was thinking exactly the same. Instead of extracting her knowledge to understand "what was and what is" and how we got here, he asks an historian, "what will".
      Also, he has a lot of information, names, dates, stuff... But he doesnt connect the dots and ends up having what sounds like "immature views" in some cases.
      Either way, I appreciate his humility to listen and correct course. Good vid.

    • @anypercentdeathless
      @anypercentdeathless 7 місяців тому +29

      And interviewers can't keep replying with "but," "but," "but."
      (Valley girl accents don't help, either.)

    • @Lunchbox58
      @Lunchbox58 7 місяців тому +4

      ​@tryagainnoob101 my thoughts exactly.

  • @mostsacredstories
    @mostsacredstories 3 місяці тому +16

    It is SO refreshing to listen to someone who actually knows what she's talking about on these matters. Sooo much noise, we must cherish clear signal wherever and whenever we find it.

  • @ChairmanMeow1
    @ChairmanMeow1 7 місяців тому +773

    This women has two PHDs in Russian culture, and Chinese culture. An MIA from Columbia in Public Affairs, and an MA in Russian language. She also writes and works for the US Naval War College. She knows her stuff!!!

    • @jim9930
      @jim9930 7 місяців тому

      Did you hear ONE quote from the creator of mankind?
      Have you heard ONE quote from any world leader lately?
      WHY NOT ?!?
      Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh. Proverbs 1; 24-26
      May 21, 2011 was the beginning of judgement day on the world { you were warned }
      And it shall come to pass in that day, a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor. Zechariah 14;13
      'Tumult' = disbelief & confusion ...the answer: They are deliberately and purposefully blinded by the Lord. Ignorance and then even contempt.
      Division is the result for the destruction of mankind! God has 'given up' mankind to his own sins as punishment. Romans chapter 1 lists 23 ...
      Look around? ...followed world events lately? Division is worldwide in religions, politics, economics, industry, news, sports, entertainment, medicine, and even between the sexes.
      The Lord is known by the judgement which he executeth, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. Psalm 9;16
      Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee O inhabitant of the earth. Isaiah 24;17
      Yes, the Lord has already begun ruling the nations with a rod of iron (NOT for their good) ...professing themselves to be wise, they became as fools
      READ THE BOOK ! ...or should have

    • @manuelkim7064
      @manuelkim7064 7 місяців тому +30

      No she does not.

    • @kristiansandsmark2048
      @kristiansandsmark2048 7 місяців тому +125

      @@manuelkim7064 What a great argument.

    • @ChairmanMeow1
      @ChairmanMeow1 7 місяців тому +1

      @@manuelkim7064 Google her, dork.

    • @ThePredilection
      @ThePredilection 7 місяців тому +8

      I love her

  • @rhd-cb5tr
    @rhd-cb5tr 7 місяців тому +293

    Professor Sarah C. M. Paine is clearly one of the most intelligent, knowledgeable, and articulate person in the world.
    First, she properly states the issues, ignoring the original (poorly stated) question.
    Second, the depth of her knowledge is breathtaking.
    Third, the answers are clearly stated with the key details.

    • @BrightBlueJim
      @BrightBlueJim 6 місяців тому +26

      Fourth, she tells you when she isn't qualified to answer your question.

    • @yaoliang1580
      @yaoliang1580 6 місяців тому

      She's also very good at distorting information to fool her naive and ignorant followers on issues regarding China.

    • @MoosGoCow1
      @MoosGoCow1 6 місяців тому +7

      Hardly. There’s a lot of stuff that she gets wrong, specifically about Taiwan, China, and Japan. The Russian stuff is debatable in my opinion.

    • @BrightBlueJim
      @BrightBlueJim 6 місяців тому +18

      @@MoosGoCow1 Without any specific rebuttal, it's hard to assign any value for your comment. You might as well have just said, "I disagree."

    • @pumahuhu365
      @pumahuhu365 6 місяців тому +3

      @@MoosGoCow1and your opinion is based on what?

  • @kennethcargill3512
    @kennethcargill3512 7 місяців тому +262

    I thought I would watch a few minutes of this and go to bed. It's now 12:39 AM and I regret nothing. Her insight about Maritime vs Continental strategies is fantastic and makes total sense.

    • @mitanni0
      @mitanni0 7 місяців тому +2

      00:40 in my time zone. Didn't miss - nor regret - a minute. Fantastic content!

    • @AngelitaDanes
      @AngelitaDanes 7 місяців тому +2

      The same here in Denmark 😆🤣 She’s too so amazing

    • @mattng4707
      @mattng4707 6 місяців тому +1

      She so fascinating and the way she conveys information is excellent

    • @BrightBlueJim
      @BrightBlueJim 6 місяців тому +1

      That's something that up until about an hour ago was an unknown unknown. I had never even thought about the U.S. being a maritime country, much less how that affects its place in the world.

  • @maxsmodels
    @maxsmodels 3 місяці тому +19

    Mrs. Paine is a wonderful speaker to listen too. I love how quick, concise and knowledgeable she is.

  • @Magnus12k
    @Magnus12k 7 місяців тому +380

    Americans are lucky to have such professors, I wish more people would be curious about the history of the world and especially about dictators and their thinking.

    • @niarlatotepbasset
      @niarlatotepbasset 7 місяців тому +4

      You believe that WEF mouthpiece for real...I pity your naivety.

    • @marca7542
      @marca7542 7 місяців тому +49

      @@niarlatotepbassetah yes, another contrarian troll who lives on conspiracy theories and distrusts actual facts and facts

    • @conductingchaos7710
      @conductingchaos7710 7 місяців тому

      Unfortunately we live in a time where, in many places, in many schools of thought, learning is a bad thing. You want to learn about the horrors of the past and the atrocities of evil men like these dictators? You must be some sort of fascist then, why else would you want to learn more? Some people just want everything bad to be expunged and redacted so we can be doomed to repeat what history would otherwise teach us not to do.

    • @TeknoTim2002
      @TeknoTim2002 7 місяців тому +27

      @@niarlatotepbasset We the vast majority pity your ignorance. You could not possibly have studied modern history and political science at a nationally ranked university, and then spent years in the National Archives in Moscow, Beijing, Tokyo and London like she did, and worked your way up in academic circles to be instructing at the world's top naval academy. So don't expect anyone to agree with you. We listen to experts, not trolls.

    • @mootpointjones8488
      @mootpointjones8488 7 місяців тому +7

      The problem is when Trump returns to the White House he aint listening to her or them.

  • @svitlana1500
    @svitlana1500 7 місяців тому +270

    This woman is incredible. I am Ukrainian, and everything she said about Ukraine is incredibly accurate, which gives me confidence in trusting her opinions and conclusions about other countries she discussed. Thank you for bringing Sara Paine to UA-cam. However, the interviewer seems to have a learning curve ahead of him, but it's a good start. I would suggest he ask fewer 'What if' questions and better connect his questions with Sara's previous answers. It seems like he had a prepared list of questions and didn't adjust them regardless of Sara's responses. Additionally, the interviewer inserted many personal opinions and giggles into his questions, which was distracting. Regardless of that, it is absolutely worth spending 2.5 hours listening to Sara Paine talking.

    • @orestovich
      @orestovich 7 місяців тому +6

      В одному вона помиляється
      З її слів " коли росія стане демократичною і зміниться уряд , ми знову запросимо її в світову інтеграцію . Ага , вона піде , намолотить лаве, зміцнить армію і знову буде нападати на сусідів .
      Тільки повний розвал цієї πедераціїї , інакше все по новому.
      Слава Україні, Слава ЗСУ, Слава Залужному!
      💪💪💪🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

    • @propsychobably
      @propsychobably 7 місяців тому +2

      I was hoping for a question about foreign ownership of land ownership in Ukraine. She says the military aid is inexpensive (relative to WW III?) but who is benefitting?

    • @derekflynn9644
      @derekflynn9644 7 місяців тому +18

      The interviewer put forward typical maga/kremlin talking points and she destroyed them easily and made him look like a chump.

    • @svitlana1500
      @svitlana1500 7 місяців тому +3

      @@propsychobably what do you mean by that? What foreign ownership question do you have?

    • @svitlana1500
      @svitlana1500 7 місяців тому

      @@derekflynn9644 I think, Kremlin’s propaganda narratives must be brought during the interview and answered by an educated pro-western person, otherwise the internet will be filled with answers only from pro-russian speakers.

  • @sydneynorton5148
    @sydneynorton5148 7 місяців тому +224

    So refreshing to hear this type of conversation outside of a classroom. Please do more

    • @niarlatotepbasset
      @niarlatotepbasset 7 місяців тому

      If you like warmongers like her, then yeah...you also have them on tv, less classy, but nevertheless the same warmongering narrative.

  • @DLYChicago
    @DLYChicago 2 місяці тому +19

    I'm a real history geek and I loved hearing Professor Paine tie this all together.

  • @DannyBoy443
    @DannyBoy443 8 місяців тому +793

    The most insightful thing she said is hearing her correct him in saying "Well, lets not call it stupid because that writes off their reasoning" That's MASSIVE maturity. That's the stuff Bob Iger starts w/ if you buy him lunch for an hour of his time lol.

    • @aSSGoblin1488
      @aSSGoblin1488 8 місяців тому +26

      the disney guy? what does that havr to do with

    • @Hirohito_iLoveYou
      @Hirohito_iLoveYou 8 місяців тому +19

      @@aSSGoblin1488lmao wth is bro yapping off about 😂💀

    • @DannyBoy443
      @DannyBoy443 8 місяців тому +12

      @@aSSGoblin1488 It's something he'd say. If you can afford it, you can book time w/ him for business advice. He has a Masterclass too but that's a side business since he left Disney. He's like $10k an hour or something lol.

    • @aSSGoblin1488
      @aSSGoblin1488 8 місяців тому +10

      @@DannyBoy443 yikes. i dont think its dinner anymore but influence you are buying. i hope!
      just like you hire politicians to speak at a dinner gala

    • @DannyBoy443
      @DannyBoy443 8 місяців тому +5

      @@aSSGoblin1488 True enough lol. Besides Eisner, he fixed Disney and oversaw most of the Marvel growth. And setup the streaming.

  • @ryanwiseman665
    @ryanwiseman665 Рік тому +169

    I cant believe I'm saying this about a 2.5 hour long podcast but I wish it was longer. She reminds me of my favorite history teacher I had growing up. Incredibly insightful, intelligent and you can tell she really cares. Awesome interview

  • @davidyang3067
    @davidyang3067 6 місяців тому +720

    The fact that host he talks about death numbers in WW2 as if they were numbers on paper, while the lady talks about it with respect and a sense of unease shows that she knows much better about that horrifying part of history in Europe and Asia.

    • @kaylenjoyer
      @kaylenjoyer 6 місяців тому +58

      100% agree! I feel like there is this weird trend on the internet when talking about WW2 where the discussion devolves into who was the most evil, who killed the most people and weird speculative what if scenarios. In a way trying to make the topic as sensationalist as possible instead of really trying to understand what happened.

    • @8__vv__8
      @8__vv__8 6 місяців тому +56

      Tech bros are not renowned for their high levels of empathy

    • @thisisjeffwong
      @thisisjeffwong 5 місяців тому +26

      She definitely came across as a humanist, even with all of her "millennial" wit.

    • @bobbymak6964
      @bobbymak6964 5 місяців тому +10

      The host talks about hyptheticals of WW2. It is pointless except for potential Hollywood stories.

    • @Beretta249
      @Beretta249 5 місяців тому +17

      @@8__vv__8 All that "but what if Hitler was more rational" (with the undertone of "like I would be") helps underscore that.

  • @TylerGordon-f6n
    @TylerGordon-f6n 3 місяці тому +15

    What I personally like was that as an expert which she clearly is, that she was not afraid to say I don't know. Which is so refreshing from and expert in my oppinion.

  • @joannasowinska6789
    @joannasowinska6789 8 місяців тому +1561

    I am Polish - what she said about Eastern Europe and NATO is 100% true! We cannot not live our lives because of how Russians feel.

    • @forzaacmilan36
      @forzaacmilan36 7 місяців тому +31

      Well Poland should have never burned down Moscow in the first place. It’s called PTSD

    • @crymp2057
      @crymp2057 7 місяців тому

      Seriously that's over 400 years ago. Is that event really still relevant in modern Russian society?​@@forzaacmilan36

    • @kristiansandsmark2048
      @kristiansandsmark2048 7 місяців тому +394

      ​@@forzaacmilan36 No. You can not justify current action based on something happening in 1611. If these people with "PTSD" died 400 years ago you can't use it as a argument for anything current.

    • @pinkithink3757
      @pinkithink3757 7 місяців тому

      @@forzaacmilan36is that a bit or are you actually that genuinely stupid?

    • @Epoch11
      @Epoch11 7 місяців тому

      It's not so much the Russian people but instead is the Russian leadership who want to put back into place a new kind of Soviet Union.

  • @JoshFriedlander
    @JoshFriedlander 7 місяців тому +184

    She’s marvelous. The combination of brutal candor, wry humor, and willingness to seriously entertain all these hypotheticals is … chef’s kiss.

    • @InnuendoXP
      @InnuendoXP 7 місяців тому +9

      Honestly & some of these questions were bordering on "but what if the C&C Red Alert or Wolfenstein timelines were real??!"

    • @zacharyriley4122
      @zacharyriley4122 2 місяці тому +3

      @@InnuendoXPgot a little alt history pilled for a second here and there. 😂

  • @TopKnoxFishing
    @TopKnoxFishing 6 місяців тому +166

    To hear an expert in a field say "I don't know" is the most refreshing thing I've seen all year.

    • @ralphbernhard1757
      @ralphbernhard1757 2 місяці тому

      Nobody can look into the head of another human being, so anybody who claims to "know" what any other human being intends to do or set out to do, is deluded.
      Look at the events, and then infer the underlying strategies of power. Ignore what any other human being says or thinks is "the truth".

    • @T57Custodian
      @T57Custodian 2 місяці тому

      ​@@ralphbernhard1757I agree to an extent.
      On face value you cannot know what someone is going to do.
      However if someone is motivated enough they can take the same principle your phone uses to know what you will want to buy, watch and then do.
      The special forces when they have a target will list when they leave the house, when they go to the toilet, which room the toilet is in, can the walls of that room hold a small explosion, who else will be nearby, how many devices in the room. It keeps going.
      We can predict people with scary accuracy to the point of knowing what you are 95% likely to do.

  • @AuntieMamies
    @AuntieMamies 7 днів тому +2

    This woman is a wealth of knowledge. An absolute delight to listen to

  • @relevantusername3342
    @relevantusername3342 7 місяців тому +98

    For all this woman's vast knowledge, she is still quick to say "I don't know." I greatly appreciate that about her. She shows what she knows and openly tells us when she doesn't.

    • @jshepard152
      @jshepard152 4 місяці тому +3

      Agree. Having a sense of your own ignorance is an important component of high intelligence.

  • @jimgravesus
    @jimgravesus 7 місяців тому +57

    She is so intelligent and informed. What a pleasure to listen to her.

  • @liamstanton6053
    @liamstanton6053 8 місяців тому +198

    I really like this lady she speaks on such a level that is so accurate and advanced but also so accessible to the average person

    • @icyr0bin-794
      @icyr0bin-794 7 місяців тому +7

      i mean shes a teacher at one of the best schools in the US so

    • @100AngelBoy
      @100AngelBoy 7 місяців тому +2

      @@icyr0bin-794 Best school doesn't mean best teachers. She is very knowledgeable and an excellent teacher/researcher

    • @annnee6818
      @annnee6818 7 місяців тому

      You can tell she's really understood it

  • @agnai191
    @agnai191 3 місяці тому +8

    Prof Paine gave the most incredible and patient answers to many questions which were wildly speculative and almost incoherent at times, she's an amazing teacher. Patel has a lot to learn.

    • @JHimminy
      @JHimminy 2 місяці тому

      You could probably teach him. Asking counterfactuals is basically naziism 101. Wat a dooche

  • @5fingerjack
    @5fingerjack 7 місяців тому +121

    I started seeing shorts from this and got inspired to listen to the whole thing. How refreshing to know there are high level thinkers out there planning, teaching and creating stability and growth.

    • @solomanneil
      @solomanneil 7 місяців тому

      same, good job algorithms

    • @atomm3331
      @atomm3331 7 місяців тому

      Same same. Glad I found this.

  • @_OscarIvan
    @_OscarIvan 7 місяців тому +76

    Damn, she is so smart, I could listen to her for hours. And the fact that she won’t comment on things she doesn’t have a background on speaks volumes!

    • @BrightBlueJim
      @BrightBlueJim 6 місяців тому +1

      That's my big take-away from this. One of them.

  • @yokumato
    @yokumato 5 місяців тому +102

    Besides her erudition and talent, she is also very gracious taking some of the weak questions and answering them properly and even with wit. Excellent!

  • @andrebrady2312
    @andrebrady2312 2 місяці тому +10

    I've seen a lot of comments criticising the interviewer for his stupid or silly what if questions, but he never pretends to be much more than a lay man with a better than average knowledge of history. He is giving us a great opportunity to ask these questions of an amazing expert like Paine. And she is so good that she conveys complex ideas so that anyone really can grasp them. Also asking what if? is a great way to understand better what actually did happen and what people's motivations were.

  • @zappababe8577
    @zappababe8577 7 місяців тому +32

    She has the answers right at her fingertips! What an incredibly intelligent, knowledgeable and wise lady.

  • @zakz310
    @zakz310 6 місяців тому +54

    As someone from Ukraine, thanks to the chanell for posting this interview and special thanks to professor Paine for analysis, depth and breaking certain provocative narratives in a factual and respectful manner. I wish I'd see more such content on youtube.

  • @duckdialectics8810
    @duckdialectics8810 7 місяців тому +104

    Here I am writing an article on the disadvantages of monolinguism to literary history research, and the various types of multilingual elites, and she goes "oh, primary sources are fundamental, I read them very slowly". She is the hero Gotham needs and deserves

    • @douglaswilkinson5700
      @douglaswilkinson5700 7 місяців тому +7

      I speak 5 languages (excluding Classic Middle Egyptian and Coptic.) I am an aerospace engineer. Am I one of multilingual elite?

    • @duckdialectics8810
      @duckdialectics8810 7 місяців тому +7

      @@douglaswilkinson5700 you are man, that is cool

    • @PhilosoraptorXJ
      @PhilosoraptorXJ 7 місяців тому +8

      I am extremely jealous of people whose brains can wrap themselves around multiple languages. I’m a fluent English speaker, and I’m somewhat conversational in Spanish, but I’ve been learning Chinese (my wife is mainland Chinese) and I just cannot wrap my head around it or memorize any of the words or phrases I learn.

    • @annnee6818
      @annnee6818 7 місяців тому

      ​@@douglaswilkinson5700 I guess if you want

    • @Krannski
      @Krannski 7 місяців тому

      ​@@douglaswilkinson5700 why do you need Classic Middle Egyptian and Coptic for aerospace engineering?
      Is it because the pyramids were made by aliens?

  • @tygressblade
    @tygressblade 4 місяці тому +22

    As a history buff…this woman is Chef’s kiss.

    • @collinsps
      @collinsps 2 місяці тому +2

      People like this, for me, deserve the adulation and following that sports superstars receive from their fans. Like, let's do a quick instant replay, zoom in on that brilliant concept she just threw out so quick. Damn, what a catch, incredible ball handling, what hands. Unearthly in its way, the conceptual clarity and insightfulness.

  • @Financeification
    @Financeification 7 місяців тому +69

    Her clarity of thought is off the charts

    • @jacobp8294
      @jacobp8294 7 місяців тому +6

      Individuals like this are really great at structuring the whole sentence before they even start speaking it. It's clear she chooses her words with great precision.

  • @LawrenceReitan
    @LawrenceReitan 7 місяців тому +71

    She is GOLD, really appreciate her intellectual posture. This is how an analyst or historian should speak, also our politicians should speak like that. Clear, to the point and when things are dubious, say "I don't know"

  • @cory849
    @cory849 8 місяців тому +156

    I'm really not crazy about the interviewer. Needs to slow down and enunciate (and maybe ask fewer questions about hypothetical counterfactuals)
    But I'm in awe of Sarah C. Paine. Brilliant and so engaging.

    • @wessjr08
      @wessjr08 7 місяців тому +27

      I agree. Basically he should have her expand on each question and ask half as many.

    • @stevehatcher7700
      @stevehatcher7700 7 місяців тому +18

      He did ask some fantastic questions though. With some rounded context and nuance before he got to the core of the question. For someone not as well versed as her on these topics, he did a great job of pulling her where she needed to go to fill his gaps.

    • @TehKarmalizer
      @TehKarmalizer 7 місяців тому +10

      @@stevehatcher7700 I agree. He’s not an expert by any means, but his questions were solid, and she is great at picking up a question and expand its scope.

    • @greendogg83
      @greendogg83 7 місяців тому +15

      The rambling and unfinished sentences are quite irritating, he needs to slow down, perhaps sticking to a script would help him.
      I suspect he is slightly in awe and nervous, which is understandable, but I do think he could do better

    • @ДенисЧайник-я7ь
      @ДенисЧайник-я7ь 7 місяців тому +6

      Fully in agreement. I was doing the washing up while listening to the video. This tempo sounds unprofessional at the level.

  • @firechild7497
    @firechild7497 4 місяці тому +7

    If anyone needs to be teaching the next generation of military decision makers, it’s her. The war college really got it right with getting this professor on board. Her extensive knowledge mixed with her ability to understand things from multiple perspectives is a vital way to teach such heavy and complex topics.

  • @reee1397
    @reee1397 7 місяців тому +250

    as a Taiwanese when heard she said "Taiwanese don't have this bitterness about Japan that the Koreans do"
    I was really amaze by her understanding about our history.
    It's such a subtle thing to know.
    and the U.S. decision-making process is very important for Taiwanese to understand.
    Because we face such huge problems and need to understand our allies better.
    I would love to share this podcast to all my friend but some of them doesn't understand English that well.
    It would be great if there were Chinese subtitles.

    • @willywonka4340
      @willywonka4340 7 місяців тому +18

      Sarah living in Taiwan and China for 3 years each sure helped formed her opinions and the vast esoteric knowledge she gained on the nuances of Taiwan/Japan relationships. This must have something to do with whom she spent some quality time with-the benshengrens (lol). These people had their roots on the island as far back as the 1600s and lived through the Imperial Japanese occupation period (1895-1945) and were treated well by the Japanese colonizers: they built the current infrstructures on the island that still exists today and propped up the local economy that the former Qing colonizers never bothered doing. The Chinese then viewed Taiwan as a backwater island occupied by belligerent "savages" (aborigines) and because of their bellicose resistance to Qing rule, they never had the full administration of the island except the western coastal plains.
      Conversely, the minority waishengrens who migrated to Taiwan post 1949, at least the older generations who still recalled the Japanese atrocities they experienced while still living on the mainland, passed this resentment and hatred down to their younger generations, and have nothing but vengeful things to say about Japan, identical of that shared on the mainland. 🤷‍♂️

    • @Mortablunt
      @Mortablunt 7 місяців тому +1

      I have no idea how she can supposedly be an Eastern Europe expert and yet be completely wrong and utterly clueless about Russia, and yet intimately understand Taiwan.
      Maybe it’s called being paid to put things in that way.
      And I seriously never ever thought. I would see a person apologize Imperial Japan of all things!
      Oh, and then she has the nerve to say communism is a failure and horrible after the communist rebuild all of central and eastern Europe following World War II, and killed a tiny fraction of the people in that area versus what Japan did to Taijuan while also exterminating the culture!
      Oh, and the land reform thing being why Kai-shek lost the Civil War is the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard!
      A G E N D A

    • @scrtwpnx
      @scrtwpnx 7 місяців тому

      Yea you guys are cucked af

    • @kayumochi
      @kayumochi 7 місяців тому +9

      I lived in Japan for almost 20 years and have a Japanese wife and noticed the same thing. And it goes both ways, I have never heard a Japanese person speak ill of Taiwan or Taiwanese but have heard the worst about Chinese and Koreans.

    • @willywonka4340
      @willywonka4340 7 місяців тому +2

      @@kayumochi Agree. I wouldn't be surprised that the Japanese living on the main island during the Imperial colonization era before 1945 viewed the Formosans no different than that of their view of the Okinawans. They were both Japanese citizens albeit second rate, but citizens nevertheless. FWIW.

  • @johnnysunshine3474
    @johnnysunshine3474 8 місяців тому +61

    Sarah Paine, what a great historian and presenter. This woman has a great way of explaining history so well.

  • @nathanielgritzman6961
    @nathanielgritzman6961 Рік тому +181

    This is the best 2.5 hours on recent history ive ever spent. This is phenomenal. Sarah Paine is possibly one of the greatest historians ive ever run across. Thank you very much for creating this content.

    • @SworBeyE16
      @SworBeyE16 8 місяців тому +5

      She’s rather worryingly ignorant for someone in such a prestigious position. She seems totally unaware of the events of the 1930s and buildup to war. She then goes on to repeat popular myths like the necessity of the atomic bombs for ending the war with Japan. That’s just for starters

    • @Zomo1553
      @Zomo1553 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@SworBeyE16 yeh she has a very specific selective memory

    • @AtlantiansGaming
      @AtlantiansGaming 8 місяців тому

      @@SworBeyE16that isn’t a ‘myth’ nor a ‘popular myth’.
      On the contrary, folks like you rely on the popularity of condemning the bombings to advocate against them using anachronistic hindsight through rose-tinted glasses.

    • @El...Presidente
      @El...Presidente 8 місяців тому +2

      I learned so much, I’m gonna read all her shit

    • @devkrovil
      @devkrovil 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@SworBeyE16I'm sure you'd do much better, lmao.

  • @pterodactylptroll
    @pterodactylptroll 2 місяці тому +8

    Excellent guest. The wealth of knowledge Paine has is incredible. Her strategic thinking is tempered by a world view that takes the motives of other nations into account.

  • @alphonso391
    @alphonso391 6 місяців тому +101

    I’m British and been subjected to British historians debating WW1 for decades and she sums up the error Britain made in getting involved in the WW1 land war in 2 sentences.

    • @petergaskin1811
      @petergaskin1811 6 місяців тому +11

      Unfortunately, whatever she said ignored several centuries of established strategy by the British Government. The whole basis of our involvement in WWI hinged on two things; 1. having a treaty obligation to go to the defence of Belgium, 2. refusing (in line with the general strategy since the time of Sluys in 1340) to have any adverse power in control of the Channel Coast of Continental Europe.
      However, this is not to say that the main mistake was going to War with what was little more than a Colonial Gendarmerie, albeit an extremely well-trained and equipped one. When you have a military force of only 246,000 in total in 11 frontline divisions, you don't want to get involved with someone capable of fielding 251 frontline divisions en masse. And you definitely don't want to start shooting at them. In fact, by the end of November 1914, the original Field Army was virtually destroyed. However, there were cadres of surviving Regular non-coms to help train the Territorial Reserves and later the mass Conscripted Troops.
      As an aside, by 1918, the Six British Field Armies had been so winnowed out qualitatively that they could not have survived against the Regular Army of 1914 but for their preponderance in Artillery and having Tanks. They could barely shoot worth a damn compared with their predecessors who shot for fun and for better pay.

    • @ralphbernhard1757
      @ralphbernhard1757 2 місяці тому +7

      ​@@petergaskin1811 There was no "oböigation" to defend Belgium.
      The word "obligation" is s defined term, and GB didn't have a defense pact with Belgium which obliged anything.
      If there is no obligation, there is only "choice." London chose war, to save France, which can be proven by archival entry. Something the lords knew young Brits would never fight for. So they invented "poor Belgium" as propaganda punchline.

    • @jeremymullens7167
      @jeremymullens7167 Місяць тому +1

      Honestly, if you want to understand world war 1 you have to go back to Napoleon.
      However, I don’t know if her knowledge goes that far back and it didn’t seem to be too relevant to the discussion.

    • @RolandoGarza
      @RolandoGarza 5 днів тому

      ​@@jeremymullens7167 She did talk about the Napoleonic wars being the birthplace of nationalism, and how that - in turn - weakened the ability of nonadjacent colonizers to keep their colonies (in reference to Russia having its red army in place to keep them from becoming independent).

  • @jsmith7348
    @jsmith7348 7 місяців тому +107

    Ppl like this need to be our teachers and leaders

    • @niarlatotepbasset
      @niarlatotepbasset 7 місяців тому +4

      There already are warmongers like her in the leading positions. I admire your naivety and lack of knowledge on her.

    • @jsmith7348
      @jsmith7348 7 місяців тому +26

      @@niarlatotepbasset
      So she’s a warmonger cuz why ? She doesn’t think Russia should be able to just annex neighboring countries like the nazis ?

    • @TeknoTim2002
      @TeknoTim2002 7 місяців тому

      @@jsmith7348 Yes, the whiner (not you) who questions your comment is a less educated, misinformed troll who doesn't like hearing the truth espoused so logically to such a large reception. It's dangerous for the Kremlin for the world to realize their murderous intentions.

    • @J-manli
      @J-manli 7 місяців тому +1

      One of life’s biggest ironies is that those who genuinely deserve power often times don’t seek it. And those that abuse power intentionally seek it.

    • @millsykooksy4863
      @millsykooksy4863 7 місяців тому +2

      She is a teacher

  • @DivineRedwood
    @DivineRedwood 7 місяців тому +38

    *She's amazing, a rare gem. I hope our government is paying attention and listening to her.*

    • @tonyclifton2230
      @tonyclifton2230 7 місяців тому

      She is not. She assumes so much it just makes a nonsense of that she says. Listen to john mersheimer he is light years ahead of this.

    • @DivineRedwood
      @DivineRedwood 7 місяців тому +1

      @@tonyclifton2230 The soft sciences have their statistical limitations and assumptions like any other field of study. NOTHING is without some assumption.

  • @jackal7610
    @jackal7610 Місяць тому +4

    PhD. Sarah Payne is such a fabulous speaker. I’d feel so blessed to be in any class she offered. These videos are university level stuff for free.

  • @Michal235
    @Michal235 7 місяців тому +38

    It's so refreshing to listen to a Westerner that understands the dynamics of Eastern/Central Europe. As a Polish person I highly recommend this interview.

    • @brianmead7556
      @brianmead7556 7 місяців тому

      Just completely neglecting how y’all refused to let Russia into the union or into NATO and then impoverished it for over a decade and killed tens to hundreds of thousands of people by sponsoring terrorist groups in it and then wondering why Russia is unhappy with us and not interested in our bullshit.

    • @grimwaltzman
      @grimwaltzman 7 місяців тому

      I feel you. Average westoid has such a limited understanding of the situation listening to them is almost physically painful. This woman was a delight to listen to.

    • @yidiandianpang
      @yidiandianpang 7 місяців тому

      ​@@grimwaltzmanOf course most people are not specialists which is why we need to vote for competent people of character, not "those who agree with us."

    • @boxcutter0
      @boxcutter0 7 місяців тому

      Interesting how within Europe you refer to “Westerner” to distinguish Western Europe, but although we acknowledge that clarification as an American I’m more likely to refer to most of Europe in regards to “Western civilization”, focusing of recent history, cooperation & trajectory…

  • @bolivarrubiano5798
    @bolivarrubiano5798 8 місяців тому +169

    WOW!!! What just happened to 2 1/2 hours of my life!!! This video is outstanding, I was mesmerized by Mrs. Paine wide knowledge and understating of the political, economic, social, military, etc.!!!!!! Thanks for posting this!!!!

  • @Lengescp
    @Lengescp 7 місяців тому +114

    Rarely seen somebody asking questions that are that ill phrased and not prepared. She is constantly rephrasing this interview to keep it on point

    • @sattyre6892
      @sattyre6892 7 місяців тому +10

      That isn't really a fair diagnosis. In order to rephrase and ask better questions, you would need to know the material and the subject matter which would require an interview prior to this one. It goes back to the unknown, unknowns.

    • @I_am_a_cat_
      @I_am_a_cat_ 6 місяців тому

      ​@@sattyre6892 nah this guy sucks

    • @zeytelaloi
      @zeytelaloi 6 місяців тому +4

      Yeah it was frustrating to listen to

    • @yilunli7374
      @yilunli7374 6 місяців тому +4

      Yeah man the interviewer is quite ignorant about history😂

    • @stuartlawler2411
      @stuartlawler2411 6 місяців тому

      I mean, look at the state of him...he is just a youtuber in all fairness...look at his satin tie, its so poorly knotted as he tries to look like a smart person but naturaly just ends up looking like a politician, blue at his age is hilarious...the beard trim template, this guy doesnt hear words like people and care just positive and success and awesome etc. People like this are the buffer between ourselves and people a life of education and impact on society, as is hers....

  • @kpklz
    @kpklz Місяць тому +2

    Its just as refreshing to see a truly insightful expert who will say "I don't know" as it is to read the comments of people who appreciate such things. I also enjoyed that some of her book recommendations were occasionally followed by "its not a fun read" and that you should read some of them slowly.
    This channel chooses excellent interview subjects. Whoever is running that side of the channel (finding people to interview) is killing it, great job whoever you are

  • @DannyBoy443
    @DannyBoy443 8 місяців тому +80

    This is fantastic. She's almost giving him therapy through dropping little life lessons. Seriously one of the best conversations I've seen between generations.

    • @Godfrey544
      @Godfrey544 7 місяців тому

      This isn’t a debate

    • @DannyBoy443
      @DannyBoy443 7 місяців тому

      @@Godfrey544 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Godfrey544
      @Godfrey544 7 місяців тому

      @@DannyBoy443 no i mean its not. its more like an interview. Or a general podcast conversation.

    • @DannyBoy443
      @DannyBoy443 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Godfrey544 Yes, I agree.

    • @calistudent6335
      @calistudent6335 5 місяців тому

      While the interviewer is irritating, it does feel like she's going after him. Unless he's a student and they have a prior educational relationship, it's very belittling and rude. Don't need to make someone feel like an idiot even if they are one.

  • @tfs1502
    @tfs1502 7 місяців тому +40

    If this woman is helping to educate our future military leaders, I say that bodes well for us all. If only she could help educate the masses as well, who need it as much or more.

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 5 місяців тому +2

      She needs to educate our political leaders, since their decisions have the most effect on us.

  • @willdeth3054
    @willdeth3054 8 місяців тому +175

    I think a conversation between Sarah and Peter Zeihan concerning Russia, China and Ukraine would be very fascinating.

    • @j.dunlop8295
      @j.dunlop8295 8 місяців тому +13

      Definitely, absolutely sure P. Zeihan knows of her and has read her books!

    • @gregorybrennan8539
      @gregorybrennan8539 8 місяців тому +44

      Has anything Peter Zelhan said come true? Is there anything important?

    • @mitchyoung93
      @mitchyoung93 8 місяців тому +9

      Ignorance squared

    • @Samlind
      @Samlind 8 місяців тому +18

      I think a seriously interesting conversation would be Perun and Sarah on an agreed to subject giving them both time to prepare.

    • @jacobnewson480
      @jacobnewson480 8 місяців тому +4

      @@gregorybrennan8539Russia invaded Ukraine. Pretty much when he said they would

  • @andrewbrett9421
    @andrewbrett9421 2 місяці тому +4

    Love listening to this person talk. Intellectual, accurate, passionate, it is enlivening to hear them. If you read this, please commend them on my behalf. I’ll be waiting for more. Thank you

  • @ContagiousD
    @ContagiousD 7 місяців тому +83

    She modified each of his questions, ignored some completely, and wrote off others entirely. Perfect. Amateurism has its place in allowing more conversations to take place and get started, but it also has some severe drawbacks. She did a great job of steering around the drawbacks, and avoided wild speculation. 10/10 to Sarah Paine

    • @adonis8289
      @adonis8289 7 місяців тому

      Yeah, maybe he's just intimidated.

    • @colingenge9999
      @colingenge9999 7 місяців тому +12

      He’s asking the dumb questions that know-nothings ask.

    • @himadrimandal8548
      @himadrimandal8548 7 місяців тому

      Lmao alright ​@@colingenge9999

    • @pax6833
      @pax6833 7 місяців тому +7

      @@colingenge9999 Same thought. A bunch of dumb questions. Some of them felt very leading too. Like he wanted certain answers.

    • @Loyal_Lion
      @Loyal_Lion 7 місяців тому

      I'll say it. This interviewer sucks.

  • @Jack12615
    @Jack12615 7 місяців тому +35

    I really appreciate that as insightful and knowledgeable as Paine is, she is honest about things that she doesn’t know or are outside her area of expertise but still tries to give the best response with the information she has. Also her wit and sense of humor makes it all so conversational and digestible. Such a great person to listen to.

  • @Gaenzdad93
    @Gaenzdad93 6 місяців тому +47

    This is great. This is what someone who genuinely knows geopolitics sounds like. Even her language and her cadence show her depth of knowledge. Would love to see lots more videos with her.

  • @ArthurCSchaperMR
    @ArthurCSchaperMR 4 місяці тому +4

    This woman is fascinating, articulate, well researched, and she is so humble. I am amazed and so pleased when she admits that she is not an expert on certain subjects, and she is not afraid to announce that she doesn't have an answer to some of the questions. Makes me want to read some of her books!

  • @texamethasone
    @texamethasone Рік тому +65

    This is quite simply the best conversation on foreign policy I've ever heard! Sarah Paine is amazing! Thank you!

    • @dawson62121
      @dawson62121 Рік тому +2

      Couldn’t agree more! You should have her on regularly. ❤

  • @fess3932
    @fess3932 7 місяців тому +34

    Buying her books, she is insanely intelligent and I actually feel like I understand the world so much better now.

  • @PaulHancock-z5w
    @PaulHancock-z5w 8 місяців тому +70

    Fantastic interview. Can't believe she kept this up for 2 1/2 hours.

  • @CptWhit3y
    @CptWhit3y 5 місяців тому +10

    Been getting so many shorts of this podcast...I HAD to come by and check it out. Sarah is so well spoken and knowledgeable! Great podcast Mr. Patel!

  • @elzach0
    @elzach0 7 місяців тому +42

    This lady is incredibly knowledgeable. Thoroughly enjoyed watching this

  • @FubarSir
    @FubarSir 7 місяців тому +40

    Paine is a refreshing breath of truth. I would take her class right now to hear her lectures. God bless the truth and those who speak it🍸

    • @Mortablunt
      @Mortablunt 7 місяців тому

      Classic state approved RUSSIA BAD! SUPPORT CURRENT THING! Talking points.

  • @TheLogicalFiction
    @TheLogicalFiction 6 місяців тому +68

    It is unfortunate that the interviewer was not up to par but the effort is appreciated. This lady is quite a scholar

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 5 місяців тому +7

      He did a better job than most interviewers I've seen! At least as a historian, he could keep up with her, lol.

    • @theorigami3685
      @theorigami3685 4 місяці тому +5

      I mean very few people could keep up with her and the ones that could are probably not young interviewers

  • @TheLunacyofOurTimes
    @TheLunacyofOurTimes 4 місяці тому +1

    I am sorry to Dr. Paine that I only found her recently. More forthright speakers like her are needed in our world.

  • @stephenbrown3760
    @stephenbrown3760 7 місяців тому +37

    I wish she had more lectures on you tube or any other platform, this is history education at its finest

  • @rd9102
    @rd9102 7 місяців тому +48

    This video should be mandatory viewing for all Americans, so much wisdom and intellect. Nicely done.

  • @WyrdieBeardie
    @WyrdieBeardie 7 місяців тому +16

    This lady is the most interesting person that I've seen in a long while; too long.
    Such clarity. So well thought out! It's refreshing.
    So pardon me now, whilst I binge on Sarah Paine material.

  • @DavidSchad-m4u
    @DavidSchad-m4u 4 місяці тому +1

    Sarah C.M.Paine you are a national treasure. Thank you for all you have learned and sharing it. The government of our country needs this information desperately.

  • @angelmujahid2233
    @angelmujahid2233 6 місяців тому +14

    She is one of the most intelligent people I have ever heard speak on this topic. Incredibly cogent and decisive. I really enjoy how she gets to the point and speaks directly. She doesn’t mince words and it makes it easy to understand not only her personal positions on these topics but she also retains the rare ability to see things from others point of view.

  • @Gezajozsi
    @Gezajozsi 7 місяців тому +26

    Went from shorts to the whole thing. Great interview. Lectures from Ms. Paine would be a class I'd take any day.

  • @GreenStrokeHillbilly
    @GreenStrokeHillbilly 7 місяців тому +15

    Honestly, I want more of her. Randomly saw a short of the interview and here I am. Idk about the channel yet, but damn I wanna hear Sarah talk

  • @clintonwashington8609
    @clintonwashington8609 2 місяці тому +4

    UA-cam is getting ridiculous with these commercials. If I didn’t like this lady I would have just left it alone. She’s very concise.

  • @crashito_x
    @crashito_x 7 місяців тому +5

    Just discovered this channel, wow , nice, with so much misinformation around having someone grounded is something that I appreciate greatly

  • @TK0_23_
    @TK0_23_ 7 місяців тому +9

    I like the way she takes our narrow, biased, dismissive views and turns them around and looks at them objectively. It opens your eyes to another perspective.
    Saying someone is stupid means you write off understanding what their reasons are.
    Sara Paine

    • @johnymey4034
      @johnymey4034 7 місяців тому

      Exactly, this bothers me SO much when it comes to things like politics and other contentious issues. Each side just writes off the other with some made up epithet, and disregards them , totally blind to the fact that if hundreds of millions of people all think something that you disagree with, that still means that they all agree with each-other and there must be something to understand about what that is.

    • @TK0_23_
      @TK0_23_ 7 місяців тому

      @@johnymey4034 Yes. But. Just because a lot of people agree does not mean "there must be something to understand". I would say there may be, not must be. There are some 3 million people who believe the world is flat. And others who believe that men can get pregnant. But yeah. We're on the same page here.

    • @johnymey4034
      @johnymey4034 7 місяців тому

      @@TK0_23_ there IS something to understand in both your examples, you're still thinking in half-court tennis. Understand does not mean agree, or accept.

  • @peterzinsli3571
    @peterzinsli3571 6 місяців тому +6

    Dr Paine is really a joy to listen to. She speaks with confidence on what she knows (which is a lot) and isn’t willing to entertain discussions she can’t speak to. The level of intellectual honesty is such a breath of fresh air.

  • @LaurenBerns
    @LaurenBerns Місяць тому +3

    This hosts' imperturbable efforts to carry water for Putin is remarkable.
    Thankfully, Ms. Paine is equally imperturbable in providing real facts, perspective and analysis.

  • @almor2445
    @almor2445 7 місяців тому +44

    Sarah Paine is my new favourite person I don't know.

    • @davidanalyst671
      @davidanalyst671 7 місяців тому

      my family is Paine but without the E

  • @iljoonrhee2801
    @iljoonrhee2801 7 місяців тому +10

    Wow! The sheer gravitas of academia & intelligent insight into the perilous world we are living today was nothing short of majestic. Thank you so much for this video.

  • @Ericisnotachannel
    @Ericisnotachannel 7 місяців тому +36

    I love Dr. Paine. In this video I love that so many answers starting with caveat, " A) I don't know, B) [In depth opinion]"

  • @clivecoy7893
    @clivecoy7893 2 місяці тому +3

    Thoroughly enjoyed this interview. Thank you so much for making it publicly available. I very much appreciate Dr. Paine’s willingness to occasionally say “I don’t know.” Thought i knew most of the consequences of WWII, but i learned a lot here that i had not been exposed to before.

  • @telluwide5553
    @telluwide5553 8 місяців тому +77

    I'm a big fan of Peter Zeihan and never heard of this professor until I saw a short, then clicked on to this over 2 hours of brilliant strategic history. Well done! Thank you!

    • @カスカディア国人
      @カスカディア国人 8 місяців тому +8

      I haven’t finished this whole clip (about 15 minutes in) but I’ve seen this gal before and I like her a lot more than Zeihan. Zeihan is smart but he’s corrupted and not always honest. I might disagree with Sarah on some things but so far what I’ve seen from her is very objectively based. I feel like I could talk to her and she would like me even while disagreeing with me and not see me as an enemy. Where as Zeihan would maybe like me, he would still totally see me as an enemy, despite the fact in my view him and I do agree on some core things. I got keyed into that by his dishonest portrayal of Bernie Sanders, like him or don’t, there’s no reason ever to exaggerate what Bernie is when you know as much about the world as Zeihan does, which told me he is being deliberately dishonest and not just reactionary. The fact of the matter is Bernie is a moderate in every single other western country, even conservatives in those countries agree 60 to 70% with Bernie depending on the country, but Zeihan acted as if Bernie is some kind of radical. I’ve also heard him preach China doomerism but China despite being awful in my mind still succeeds and manages as a country, which is precisely why we should take them seriously as a threat, however in terms of them actually invading Taiwan I think it’s unlikely anytime soon, they just don’t have the capability. They will however and are focusing on building up their navy and naval infrastructure to take control of the South China Sea, that will happen before it becomes possible to know if they will invade Taiwan or not. The problem with China and part of why we should never underestimate them is they have the most important resource, humans and lots of them, they do have serious demographic problems but that coincides with a society that cares for the elderly and an advancement in technology that they themselves are taking a part in. I think people like Zeihan can sometimes be naive about the capabilities and societies of our enemies, has too much of the “we are better than them” attitude (which we are better than them but maybe believing that isn’t the best thing for us)

    • @maxburns9278
      @maxburns9278 8 місяців тому +2

      Same

    • @Fatsimbacat
      @Fatsimbacat 7 місяців тому

      Peter Zeihan is a complete egotist and believes his own hubris. He's even started doing loads of 'Shorts' because he's just trying to build a business on the back of arse licking groupies

    • @sandworm9528
      @sandworm9528 7 місяців тому +10

      Zeihan is a speculator, it's fun to do and I don't fault him for it but he's got no idea what the future holds. And he's been wrong about plenty of predictions in the past.
      I much prefer talking about history without guessing the future

    • @tobiasrietveld3819
      @tobiasrietveld3819 7 місяців тому +2

      @@カスカディア国人 Sarah Paine is on a different level than Peter Zeihan. While I appreciate him for raising awareness of unknown but relevant statistics and patterns, he simply lacks her the academic depth and processes. Zeihan's tends to not go further than historic parallels and logic as the base for his understanding, while Paine works from academically argued models and concepts. The 'death ground' is a nice example of this.

  • @ColinWPLewis
    @ColinWPLewis Рік тому +59

    I really enjoyed listening to Professor Paine. My goodness what a wonderful teacher. A few glitches in the video transitioning , but otherwise thank you for allowing Professor Paine to speak and share her knowledge. Amazing

  • @albreezy
    @albreezy 8 місяців тому +30

    This woman has an intellect I can’t even come close to touching. That was mesmerizing

  • @johnmborn
    @johnmborn 7 днів тому

    This professor is incredibly intelligent and well spoken. Watching this video was a treat!