The Empire That Ate Itself: How an Ancient African Power’s Political Gridlock Foretold America’s Own Paralysis
When the Songhai Empire, the greatest power in African history, descended into decades of political infighting and succession crises, it left itself defenseless against a tiny Moroccan army armed with new technology. As America’s own political gridlock deepens, the 500-year-old lesson of the Battle of Tondibi has never been more urgent.
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