The Decline of Wisdom and the Rise of AI
Are we ready for a world where a Nelson or Alexander the Great can no longer rise unless societies collapse? Would we benefit, in fact, from that? Or is AI no match for leadership?
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Has Türkiye Finally Been Forced Off the Fence? And for How Long?
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The Next Strategic Advantage: the Restoration of Literacy
Perhaps the “experiment” in universal, forced literacy, has been a failure, an historical blip. Literacy is in retreat because of technology and because inquiring minds challenge leadership patterns. Yet intellectual capacity— signified by literacy— determines strategic success. What is to be done?
A Modestly-Growing Australia is Losing its Regional Security Dominance
Significant improvements in the sophistication and general capabilities of South-East Asian nations, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, have relegated Australia’s historical strategic and miliary dominance of the region to a reduced significance.