Steven Bartlett with Konstantin Kisin
The post-World War II rules-based order is breaking down, creating a more dangerous multipolar world where aggressive nations exploit Western complacency, economic stagnation, and cultural distraction.
International law is a shared myth that functioned when it was enforced by a dominant superpower, a dynamic that is now weakening.
Western European nations have diminished their own global relevance by hollowing out manufacturing and outsourcing energy production in pursuit of rapid environmental goals.
The economic stagnation resulting from heavy taxation and unchecked borrowing has fueled a resurgence of socialism among young people who feel robbed of their future.