Power is now defined by control over flows of people, goods, money, and data, and via the connections they establish. Only states that see the new map of geopolitical power clearly will be able to control the modern world.
Edited by Mark Leonard · December 2021
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This is an excellent piece of work by @ecfr. The power map of the world is not just changing because of a shift in the traditional definition of balance of power. It is changing because power games are being fought in new terrain. (Jan 9, 2022)