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from Foreign Policy
Magazine; part of Graham Holdings Company (formerly the Washington Post Company)
Why Mordor Failed
Sauron’s hegemonic collapse holds potent lessons for the Trump administration.
If the Trump administration wishes to regain its standing and truly forge a stronger U.S. foreign policy, it should look to the historical lessons from another struggling global hegemon: the Black Land of Mordor. Oct. 21 is, of course, the 65th anniversary of the U.S. publication of one of the classic examinations of Mordorian strategy. Mordor’s downfall can be traced to three primary failings, all of which the Trump administration is also currently facing. The administration would do well to study the Red Book of Westmarch (now in the public domain), The Notion Club Papers, and other ancient texts related to Mordor.
Sauron’s hegemonic collapse holds potent lessons for the Trump administration.
If the Trump administration wishes to regain its standing and truly forge a stronger U.S. foreign policy, it should look to the historical lessons from another struggling global hegemon: the Black Land of Mordor. Oct. 21 is, of course, the 65th anniversary of the U.S. publication of one of the classic examinations of Mordorian strategy. Mordor’s downfall can be traced to three primary failings, all of which the Trump administration is also currently facing. The administration would do well to study the Red Book of Westmarch (now in the public domain), The Notion Club Papers, and other ancient texts related to Mordor.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
Then and Now: The Chemical Block
The Chemical Block at Sprague Avenue and Howard Street, was purchased by the Spokane and Eastern Bank in 1959, then torn down in 1960 to create a parking lot for the bank across Sprague to the north. The bank, a division of Seattle First National Bank, was replaced by a 20-story tower that opened in 1981 and a seven-story parking garage was built on the Chemical Block site.
Getting There: Northwest Spokane City Council candidates talk Monroe, Five Mile and other needed street repairs
Leonard Pitts Jr.: If we can’t be free within ourselves, then we cannot be free
“If you’re white, you’re all right. If you’re brown, stick around. If you’re black, get back.” – African American folk saying
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Then and Now: The Chemical Block
The Chemical Block at Sprague Avenue and Howard Street, was purchased by the Spokane and Eastern Bank in 1959, then torn down in 1960 to create a parking lot for the bank across Sprague to the north. The bank, a division of Seattle First National Bank, was replaced by a 20-story tower that opened in 1981 and a seven-story parking garage was built on the Chemical Block site.
Getting There: Northwest Spokane City Council candidates talk Monroe, Five Mile and other needed street repairs
Leonard Pitts Jr.: If we can’t be free within ourselves, then we cannot be free
“If you’re white, you’re all right. If you’re brown, stick around. If you’re black, get back.” – African American folk saying
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