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[โ€“] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's not just Glubb. The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio also arrives at the 250 year number.

[โ€“] [email protected] -4 points 6 days ago

Cliodynamics and Structural-Demographic Theory suggests cycles of 200-300 years as well.