The Next Global Superpower Isn't Who You Think | Ian Bremmer | TED

No matter who is in power; the world is losing morality, we are becoming polarised and greed is the new superpower.

" It used to be just nature and nurture determining our identities , now its nature, nurture & Algorithms " Well said !!

"Question the algorithm" is a very important thought as it forms your "bubble" and most of the information you will get access to. Therefore independent media is still important and even more today than before.

We are getting to the point where we can’t trust ANYTHING we see online anymore. Words, pictures or videos. Very, very scary!!

"...The US increasingly didnt want to be the world's policeman, or the architect of global trade, or even the cheerleader for global values..." said without even a hint of irony! Amazing!

Summary: Bremmer argues that we now live in a leaderless world, but he predicts that the future will consist of three overlapping orders a unipolar security order dominated by the US, a multipolar economic order with various influential players, and a digital order shaped by technology companies.

Just one thing, It's not the US increasingly "didn't want to be a policeman", it's the US doesn't the ability to do that anymore.

As a Russian citizen who works for a government enterprise, I can say that I have never met a person under 50 years old who was angry or in any way raised the question of whether Russia is a superpower. It is obvious to any reasonable person that we are technologically 20 years behind the Western world, that our economy is based mainly on the sale of natural resources, the money from which is spent extremely inefficiently. Until these two fundamental problems are resolved, there is no point in talking about Russia's global status. Our country is now saved from falling completely behind leading countries only by the decline of Western civilization and the social degradation of its representatives. Those who can overcome their problems earlier will take leading positions in the coming decades.

There was one incident in Bangalore, India, where in a man from one community responded by mocking another persons religion as his was mocked by this other person, it all happened on Facebook, soon the posts were shared rapidly, one community took major offence and burnt down an entire police station because of all this, that is what social media can do

Professors Martin Gilens (Princeton University) and Benjamin I. Page (Northwestern University) looked at more than 20 years worth of data to answer a simple question: Does the government represent the people?

Their study took data from nearly 2000 public opinion surveys and compared it to the policies that ended up becoming law. In other words, they compared what the public wanted to what the government actually did. What they found was extremely unsettling: The opinions of 90% of Americans have essentially no impact at all.

May our footsteps write the story, Of resilience that makes us grow. And may every dawn be glory, For the country that never ceased to believe

Yoo.. this is actually a really good topic to discuss in TedTalk. Bravo Ian!

Even before technology, multi-nationals were separate uncontrollable power. Tech has made that stronger.

In 1975, the movie "Rollerball" was released. It pictured a world where countries no longer dominated the world, but large multinational corporations were in charge. Instead, in the first quarter of the 21st century, Social Media companies are kings and digital tools, psychology, AI and algorithms are their weapons.

Powerful sharing. This leads us to go back and reflect on many things as youths...

"The united states increasingly didn't want to be the world's policeman" - seriously?

BRICS seeks to create a new currency, considering gold's historical role as a store of value and medium of exchange. However, the functionality and acceptance of a gold-backed currency in the current global financial system are uncertain. Creating a new currency requires careful consideration of economic, political, and logistical factors.

I remember while getting my MBA over 45 years ago, the author of the book, "The Global Reach", lectured at our graduate school and said pretty much the same thing as Ian just said about multi-national corporations. Bought the book and poured over it at the time. What it and Ian stated has been progressing all this time, and quite possibly will come completely true some day. After being around as long as I have, I highly doubt I'll still be alive when it happens though.

Brilliant Ian. Good to hear that you still have it.

Techno-Polar Order sounds like a wicked Canadian electronic band