Conflict brings misery, but also fuels demand. The business of private military companies is thriving. We explain why https://t.co/CSRU30hUex ...

Key Forces Shaping the World - The primary forces shaping the world are money, debt, markets, and the economy [1] - Internal order and disorder, including conflicts arising from wealth and values gaps, are significant [1] - Geopolitics, particularly the international world order, plays a crucial role [1] - Acts of nature, such as droughts, floods, and pandemics, have historically caused significant disruption [2] - Technological advancements represent a major long-term influence [2] Disruptions and Analogies - All five forces are currently experiencing disruption [2] - The current period is analogous to 1937-38, characterized by debt issues and internal conflicts [3] - The power to inflict harm has never been greater [4]

When the “Hardening of Positions” stage is reached in the conflict, one or both of you blind-copies your boss into the increasingly Dickensian correspondence. This is not a step to take lightly https://t.co/WseSmuWrWZ ...

The initial rungs that workers climb towards white-collar warfare are not codified. But they bear a clear resemblance to some of the steps that Herman Kahn, a nuclear strategist, identified when he thought about conflict among states https://t.co/kSVQcsQrtT ...

Who are the 48 hostages still held in Gaza? https://t.co/sVS04RTgI9 ...

When the “Hardening of Positions” stage is reached in the conflict, one or both of you blind-copies your boss into the increasingly Dickensian correspondence. This is not a step to take lightly https://t.co/xL8kMSgcW4 ...

Geopolitical Landscape - Israeli Channel 14 reports on a new tool being used in Gaza City [1] - The tool involves bulldozers fitted with fuel injectors and flamethrowers [1] - The tool is allegedly used to burn and destroy displaced Palestinians' homes [1]

Governments in Africa are becoming more hostile to independent body counts. Some outsiders no longer want to do them, says one professor. We explain why death tolls in conflicts in the continent are so unreliable https://t.co/YtuoWzH029 ...

By rights no one should want it. Gaza is a hellscape. And yet as Israel fights what it says is its final campaign in the territory, a battle is brewing over who will run the wasteland https://t.co/qX2M11ngdNPhoto: Getty Images https://t.co/4YX4YiKCC3 ...

Hybrid work has not removed conflict—it has hidden it. Learn how silent resentment erodes engagement and how leaders can turn silence back into dialogue. https://t.co/83SXpdTpU3 ...