Lens of History (67): Circumstance

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Editor’s Note: 

STEC does not typically act in a policymaking role, though we do frequently intersect with politicians and policymakers given the all-encompassing nature of the Abyssal War.

In this instance, we would like to share a couple of internal viewpoints that are somewhat at odds with one another – specifically, the fate of the civilian oil reserves in the immediate aftermaths of the Abyssal War.

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Lens of History (66): Wargaming the Abyssals

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Editor’s Note: 

War is always unpredictable. However, it’s interesting to think that we seemed to have gotten more right than wrong for this case… Maybe those long, drawn-out wargaming sessions really did help?

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