Geopolitics
Andrew Bustamante argues population size is not central to national power
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"People aren't part of that triangle. The United States as an example had two major economic boosts. One came at the end of the Civil War. One came at the end of World War Why? Because about hundreds of thousands of people were killed in World War II."
Former CIA officer and host Andrew Bustamante rejects the idea that population size is a core driver of national power, describing a “national security triangle” of power, influence and security that, he says, does not include people as a pillar. He claims US economic “boosts” after the Civil War and World War II were linked to mass deaths increasing GDP per person, offering Ukraine as a contemporary example of innovation amid population loss.
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