The thesis of the Sovereign Individual holds up well. But there are three major countertrends.
The Individual Sovereign, and Xi Jinping in particular.
The Sovereign Collective, the leverage of nomadic groups.
The Autonomous Robot, as drones also change the logic of violence.
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#Drones change the economics and incentives of violence and material ways for all of humanity. Middle Eastern rebels and proxies have already figured this out.
