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What if the biggest threat to global stability isn’t a foreign superpower, but America itself? In this condensed recap of Chris Williamson’s Modern Wisdom episode, the full debate is distilled into a fast, high-impact summary so you can get the key ideas in minutes instead of the full conversation. Chris Williamson sits down with geopolitical thinkers Robert Pape and George Friedman to unpack war, defense, national security, and the future of global geopolitics. You’ll hear why Pape sees rising political violence, inequality, and a locked-out younger generation as a dangerous internal risk, while Friedman argues the world is fragmenting into regional power blocs as Pax Americana fades. The discussion also covers China, Taiwan, Japan’s remilitarization, the Quad, and the possibility of escalation in the Middle East and Iran. If you want a sharp take on current events, international relations, and the economic and strategic forces shaping the next crisis, this summary delivers the essentials. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.