RealLifeLore | How Geography Made The US Ridiculously OP @RealLifeLore | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
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Sources/Further Reading:

The Accidental Superpower, by Peter Zeihan. Order your own copy here: amazon.com/Accidental-Superpower-Generation-American-Preeminence/dp/1455583685 (this is not an affiliate link)

The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations, by Daniel Yergin. Order your own copy here: amazon.com/New-Map-Energy-Climate-Nations/dp/1594206430 (also not an affiliate link)