2018: Crisis in Decision-Making

My overview for 2018 in international relations was published in The Times of Malta (3.I.2018). In the article, I outline some of the conflicts and challenges which will affect international politics and argue that most troubles will come about due to an underlying crisis in decision-making:

"Decision-making, unlike leadership, is concerned solely with solving problems; defining and determining the challenges, providing alternatives, listing priorities and implementing solutions.

In the quest for creating ill-conceived grand visions, many political leaders ignore this most vital of functions. The manifest incompetence of recent years played into the hands of autocrats and, in some cases, fuelled their rise. Politically, being seen to do something counts more than the principles underpinning actions and the bland normality which ensures stability."

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