My series on the Disruptive Dependency Theory continues. I've cut and pasted content from my Teaching Note on the Disruptive Dependency Theory into this blog post. As a result, there are some minor indentation and formatting errors. I request my readers to please ignore these, since they don't affect the main arguments.
The Disruptive Dependency Theory argues that core nations use their political power to maintain dominance over periphery nations, and that this political influence often prevents periphery nations from acting in their own best interests and/or causes them to come to harm in myiad ways.
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The Disruptive Dependency Theory also argues that the core nations use their political power to maintain their dominance over the periphery nations. The core nations are often able to use their political power to influence the policies of the periphery nations, and this has meant that the periphery nations are often unable to act in their own best interests.
Value of the Theory
Any theory that can be predict with some degree of accuracy whether a nation will be invaded will be considered, by any standards, a useful theory. The value of this theory ought to be in the billions and billions of dollars in savings that rich nations can accrue by simply being more realistic about the world around them. Just one estimate - the United States alone would have saved more than 2 trillion dollars by following the recommendations of the theory.
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The Limitations of ChatGPT to write history
Many people have started looking at the use of ChatGPT to write history. One researcher (who has multiple Ph.D.s) looked at the performance of ChatGPT in identifying the best American Presidents to date. He found that, while some of the analysis is correct, there are notable lacunae. Some excellent presidents were missed. This reminds us of the oft repeated criticism of ChatGPT, viz., ChatGPT sounds like a over-confident sophomore. It is brimming in confidence but lacks in factuality.
