What Shyam Sankar Says About Military & Strategy
2 episodes featuring Shyam Sankar on military & strategy
Key Insights on Military & Strategy
"All change comes from these heretics, and they only later become heroes" - Shyam on military innovators like Hyman Rickover who built the nuclear submarine in 7 years despite institutional resistance
- "We've lost deterrence" - citing annexation of Crimea, militarization of Spratly Islands, and invasion of Ukraine as evidence the U.S. military advantage has eroded
- China's asymmetric advantage is long-term planning since 1991, systematically mapping U.S. military dependencies while America's strength is unpredictable pivoting capability