Carolina Quotes[T]here are other dimensions. The state fragility and international environment, especially for smaller countries, international environment plays quite a role, but I will focus on the first two.
Peter Turchin Connected to the Carolinas
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- Human environment across time (2023)
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- 2023
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“[T]here are other dimensions. The state fragility and intern…” Peter Turchin. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-E3CFDBC1C8. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/e3cfdbc1c8
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