In the history of human development, we have never seen such rapid technological advancements as today. Even the Space Race doesn’t compare; few had access to that technology, so the rest of the world merely observed.
This acceleration in technological progress would be tricky to navigate during peaceful times, but this rapid innovation is unfolding simultaneously with ongoing geopolitical tensions. Open warfare continues to rage as Ukraine battles fiercely to defend itself from Russian aggression. The threat of war spilling over into other parts of Europe became a pronounced concern when the Danish defence minister warned that Russia could attack NATO in three to five years. The Prime Minister of Estonia is on record estimating a similar timeframe. The death of Alexei Navalny, the Russian political activist, shows an increasingly erratic despot with everything to lose. Things are about to get real.
If we merely needed to worry that Russia’s continued aggression against the west could play out in the physical world, we’d have enough to deal with.
