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The Facebook Papers and imperial overstretch

James Hennessy
Oct 26, 2021
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In his 1987 book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, British historian Paul Kennedy introduced the concept of “imperial overstretch” to the lexicon. He described an inevitable point when an empire expands too far, and its international military and economic commitments become too unwieldy to sustain in the face of leaner, meaner competitors.

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