Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

State Capacity

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  1. Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    4:30:05Could Russian support have stabilised Qing China?Q&A
  2. Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?
    31:41State infrastructure before a superior armyNotable Point
  3. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    16:43Short payback tests can distort national infrastructure choicesQ&A
  4. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:22:50A successful Regulator Rebellion could accelerate the independence crisisQ&A
  5. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:10:02How tax administration turns paper wealth into state capacityNotable Point
  6. Bruships 235: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    52:11Building an independent IIBC island stateQ&A
  7. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    8:49:03Could modernization have protected Korea from colonization?Q&A
  8. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    8:31:33Local administration and the difficulty of transferring powerQ&A
  9. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    45:49Royalist arrests and local resistance in the InterregnumQ&A
  10. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    57:12Conquest creates occupation and control costsQ&A
  11. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    3:30:43Centralisation and information flow in imperial ChinaQ&A
  12. Battle of Lepanto 1571: Alliances of Command
    3:40Expansion created an Ottoman imperial-management problemNotable Point
  13. Cultural Drivers of National Military Organisation/Structure - a quick guide...
    44:55Medieval road building was local, not absentNotable Point
  14. Cultural Drivers of National Military Organisation/Structure - a quick guide...
    1:03:13Governments must plan beyond market horizonsNotable Point
  15. Cultural Drivers of National Military Organisation/Structure - a quick guide...
    1:31:55Political career pipelines can become institutional rutsNotable Point
  16. Ships of the 1588 Spanish Armada: the Girona & the Nuestra Señora del Rosario
    10:48Galley labor exposed the limits of early-modern state financeNotable Point
  17. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:13:49The Ottoman state needed enforceable reformQ&A
  18. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    0:00Why succession shaped Russo-Swedish war makingChapter
  19. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    44:39Weak courts pause the rivalry without solving itChapter
  20. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    56:00Empress Elizabeth stabilizes Russia at a priceChapter
  21. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    1:01:54Adolf Frederick cannot turn constitutional conflict into strategyNotable Point
  22. Yi Sun Sins May 1592: When Preperation and Reading History really paid off!
    21:30Symbolic display cannot replace usable naval powerNotable Point
  23. Battle of Tsushima: Leadership, Logisitics and Lessons to be learned
    2:11:21Effective government keeps capacity in reserveNotable Point
  24. Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:26:38A marble warship instead of more Beiyang ironcladsNotable Point
  25. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    3:22:42The United States could pursue autarky only by abandoning major advantagesNotable Point
  26. Coastal defenses in WWII: Why did they fail to stop so many amphibious operations?
    3:24:27British public credit financed wars beyond current tax receiptsNotable Point
  27. Battle of Zonchio 1499: Limitations of Command... Venetian Style
    11:49Expansion, infrastructure, and the search for imperial revenueNotable Point
  28. Battle of Zonchio 1499: Limitations of Command... Venetian Style
    13:33Inherited Roman infrastructure and Ottoman state capacityNotable Point
  29. Mary Rose to Victory: How the Wooden Wall Grew as both forest and trees
    18:58War expands administration that peace may retainNotable Point
  30. Marquis de Santa Cruz: The Man who could have given Spain the World...
    50:03Philip II's power exceeded his decision-makingNotable Point
  31. Bruships 181: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:46:41Expansion, military finance, and the Roman EmpireNotable Point
  32. Tōgō Heihachirō: Victor of Tsushima & Japan's Nelson...
    9:54How entrenched bureaucracy can weaken state capacityNotable Point
  33. A Hearts of Iron Christmas 2... For Shipshape & Christmas, it's HOI4 with @GariusTheBrit
    1:24:58Infrastructure and stability underpin military expansionNotable Point
  34. A Hearts of Iron Christmas 2... For Shipshape & Christmas, it's HOI4 with @GariusTheBrit
    2:37:55Strategy-game bonuses can distort authoritarian efficiencyNotable Point
  35. The Monroe Doctrine, a living history of Rhetoric vs Reality
    2:25:18Would stronger South American states have marginalized the doctrine?Q&A
  36. Canals Never Built: What happens if Suez, Kiel or Panama are never built?
    0:47Canals depend on institutions as well as mapsChapter
  37. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    3:08:11A major postwar Royal Canadian Navy needs national commitmentQ&A
  38. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    3:15:17How the world wars damaged national capacity beyond the deadNotable Point
  39. Scuttlebutt 4: A Wide Variety of Comments
    50:48Why authoritarian strength can be economically deceptiveNotable Point
  40. How the Frigate did this happen? World War over Venezuela Crisis of 1903 - Patreon Premier
    6:55State finance is not military commandNotable Point
  41. Check Campaign 16: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:26:02Ship count, tonnage, and crews tell different fleet storiesNotable Point
  42. Battle of Sinop(1853): The Death Knell or a Useful Patsy?
    41:03How sail-era technology let Russia exploit imperial scaleNotable Point
  43. HNLMS Schorpioen: KSS1 S6 Comment Response
    8:11Why even monarchs and dictators need political consentNotable Point
  44. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 3
    43:16Balancing naval budgets against growth and unrestNotable Point
  45. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 3
    1:45:05Comparing national strength before a naval warNotable Point
  46. Bruships 107: Some New to Me Books & Some New from Pen & Sword
    38:09Why money could not hurry Indian Dominion statusQ&A
  47. Bruships 107: Some New to Me Books & Some New from Pen & Sword
    2:29:04Diaspora return and the work of rebuilding a stateNotable Point
  48. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 6(March 2023)
    43:13Attacking Spanish trade while expanding British commerceChapter
  49. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 6(March 2023)
    46:47Turning North American fur production into a trade monopolyNotable Point
  50. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 6(March 2023)
    2:31:15Taxation, growth, and the recurring cost of armiesNotable Point
  51. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 6(March 2023)
    2:31:54Gold mines as a fiscal base worth defendingNotable Point
  52. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...
    17:02Song stability, banknotes, and a standing navyChapter
  53. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...
    23:01Food provision and political stability under the SongNotable Point
  54. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...
    25:12The Song dilemma: capable forces without overmighty generalsNotable Point
  55. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...
    1:02:33How the Yuan reused the Song stateNotable Point
  56. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword
    2:44:59Rome's mercenary shortcut weakened political control of its armiesNotable Point
  57. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 3(February 2023)
    28:18Balancing force regeneration against settlement growthNotable Point
  58. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 3(February 2023)
    1:18:18Matching ministers to Treasury and colonial portfoliosNotable Point
  59. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 3(February 2023)
    2:38:17Keeping an imperfect government building during wartimeNotable Point
  60. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 1(February 2023)
    12:04Domestic investment before imperial expansionNotable Point
  61. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century (Comment Response)
    24:11Taxes, debt, and long-term public investmentNotable Point
  62. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century (Comment Response)
    46:01Coalition government and long-term state capacityNotable Point
  63. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century (Comment Response)
    48:55Media incentives and short-term politicsNotable Point
  64. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    33:26Dockyard infrastructure and state capacityNotable Point
  65. Washington Cheaties: Comment Response
    37:46Why state capacity must match the tasks a country undertakesNotable Point
  66. Washington Cheaties: Comment Response
    43:21Rule of law and military administration set a floor under governmentNotable Point
  67. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    1:03:58Poland's age-of-sail navy illustrates the limits of state capacityQ&A
  68. Battle of Navarino(1827): A Failure of Deterrence or Expecting too Much?
    8:07The Greek revolt confronts Ottoman state powerChapter
  69. Battle of Navarino(1827): A Failure of Deterrence or Expecting too Much?
    23:19Ottoman fragmentation and the Janissary vacuumChapter
  70. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    20:10State capacity magnified violence in the Greek revoltNotable Point
  71. Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    16:26Why a minor power can still be strongNotable Point
  72. Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): Long Patrol
    17:56Why Venice in 1797 was a poor analogy for Ukraine in 2022Notable Point
  73. Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): Long Patrol
    21:55Venice's manpower and mercenary trapNotable Point
  74. County Class P4: The Norfolk class… and why they stopped - extended (Long Patrol)
    49:30Why defence spending resembles a public serviceNotable Point
  75. Cutting through some Cutters of the US Coast Guard (Long Patrol)
    44:12Customs enforcement as federal state capacityNotable Point
  76. Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment
    3:37:17Infrastructure as a condition of Russian state capacityQ&A
  77. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    28:22Henry VII's cash reserves and power on paperNotable Point
  78. Bruships 68: Random Naval History Books & Questions
    3:17:23Government scale should follow the problemNotable Point
  79. Patreon 42: "Recovering from Disaster: The Imperial Russian Navy between Russo-Japanese War & WW1."
    1:12:39Q&A: Was imperial Russia a coordinated modern state?Q&A
  80. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    1:13:23Why inheriting two great-power fleets could bankrupt SpainQ&A
  81. The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises (Long Patrol)
    17:57Morocco's sultan and unequal state capacityNotable Point
  82. Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises
    1:33:35Tax capacity behind British naval powerNotable Point
  83. The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol
    7:28Great-power capacity is more than wealth on paperNotable Point
  84. The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol
    32:32Professionalization and the political power of the middle classChapter
  85. The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol
    36:33Political fractures created openings for imperial companiesNotable Point
  86. The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol
    38:05Frederick the Great, inclusion, and Prussian survivalNotable Point
  87. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    36:34French strategy, company weakness, and secret diplomacyNotable Point
  88. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    56:31Q&A: why losing the Thirteen Colonies did not ruin BritainQ&A
  89. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    2:28:28Q&A: Sweden's power depended on the scale of comparisonQ&A
  90. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    2:32:47Madras, trading posts, and Company financeChapter
  91. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    1:52:52Brexit, Scottish independence, and the cost of planning after the voteNotable Point
  92. Battle of Kentish Knock (8th of October 1652)
    25:52A republic where maritime power was unevenly fundedChapter
  93. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (6)
    2:31:55Why state capacity cannot be reduced to government sizeNotable Point
  94. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 5/11 Building a Navy
    8:34Regime change breaks China's fleet programmeChapter
  95. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 5/11 Building a Navy
    9:20Naval power shapes diplomatic standingNotable Point
  96. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (5)
    33:06Alchemy, chemistry, and the distribution of state powerQ&A
  97. A Book or Two to Review (22): Roman Conquests - Britain
    9:55Fleet command, London walls, and control of BritainNotable Point
  98. A Book or Two to Review (22): Roman Conquests - Britain
    13:54Roman success as infrastructure and organizationChapter
  99. A Book or Two to Review (22): Roman Conquests - Britain
    16:16The Roman army's professional core and political career ladderNotable Point
  100. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    4:43:01Tax compliance, state capacity, and essential workersQ&A
  101. A Book or Two to Review (4): In the Name of Rome
    2:59Late Roman armies still had fighting powerNotable Point
  102. A Book or Two to Review (4): In the Name of Rome
    5:44Western Rome fragments through civil war and local ruleNotable Point
  103. Pepsiships 47: Age of Sail
    17:22Naval history as national historyChapter
  104. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    35:59Population tables put early modern England into scaleChapter
  105. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    49:32England's population did not equal its available Armada armyNotable Point
  106. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:03:26Smaller medieval states could struggle to concentrate their soldiersChapter
  107. Battles of Dogger Bank: Response to Comments
    4:22Why national defense depends on education and infrastructureQ&A
  108. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 4
    14:36State stability as the foundation of counter-piracyQ&A
  109. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 4
    16:50Nationalist China rebuilds counter-piracy capacityNotable Point
  110. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 4
    21:33Why Somali piracy cannot be solved at sea aloneQ&A
  111. Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East
    1:42:28When did the Kuomintang turn against Bias Bay pirates?Q&A
  112. Patreon 12: “The Battle of Sluys: ...one of the Western World decisive battles"
    1:43:06England's military capacity did not require total mobilizationNotable Point
  113. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books
    2:31:12Why is Andromeda still superior after three centuries?Q&A
  114. Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books
    2:47:31Andromeda and the loss of warship-building capacityNotable Point
  115. What if the 1956 Suez Crisis had gotten even hotter? (Long Patrol)
    7:56Why regional disorder is an inadequate explanationNotable Point
  116. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    4:15Paper wealth versus usable powerNotable Point
  117. An Introduction to the Spanish Armada Part 1 of 2
    12:39Spain's composite monarchy complicates mobilizationNotable Point
  118. An Introduction to the Spanish Armada Part 1 of 2
    27:15Domestic security lets Elizabeth mobilize against invasionNotable Point
  119. An Introduction to the Spanish Armada Part 1 of 2
    33:20Border service and livery companies shape trained-band qualityNotable Point
  120. An Introduction to the Spanish Armada Part 1 of 2
    37:02Amphibious delay could let England build a 30,000-man field forceNotable Point
  121. Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:01:07Space commercialization through the East India Company analogyNotable Point
  122. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:33:13Why a national budget is not a household budgetNotable Point