In other words, we are experiencing a paradigm shift.
But we are in a void at the moment—the dangerous period before a new age fully takes hold, and systems, nations and movements are up for grabs. There seems to be no place of significance that will go untouched by the new circumstances.
What will happen during this interregnum is the subject of this year’s Quartz geopolitical forecasts. Their bullet points on how the year seems likely to shape up:
- Look for the US, North Korea, and Russia to form a “Triangle of Instability”
- Trump will move hard on immigration and trade
- There will be a backlash against Silicon Valley
- China and the US will swap roles …
- … And we will see brinksmanship in the South China Sea
- Putin will use Snowden as a bargaining chip