Nathan Gardels
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Chile’s reinvention of democracy challenges the legacy of autocrats everywhere.

Cynicism about the liberal rules-based system challenged by China and Russia limits its appeal.

Community requires ritual and narrative.


A convergence of breaking points demands choices about the future.

The age of non-communication and deglobalization invites military conflict.

Technology is no escape from the human condition.

Top-down direct democracy is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

All bets are off if Russian nukes enter the picture.

Reviving the spirit of the early post-Cold War years is the path out of conflict.

To peer into China’s near future, America need only remember its recent past.

Wealth-generating productivity gains are not fairly shared.

Instead of trying to make the world in its image, a post-hegemonic West should fortify a model the rest of the world wants to emulate.

Reconciling social and natural history is the key challenge.

Digital connectivity makes responsive government without democracy possible.
