Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Why do superpowers collapse? 700 years ago, historian Ibn Khaldun discovered the hidden code behind the rise and fall of civilizations. Instead of GDP or military power, the best predictor of a society's survival is a psychological force. Other historians like Machiavelli also identified it. What is it, and why does it show that Western civilization might be running out of time?

01:27 Ibn Khaldun's philosophy of history
01:58 What is group feeling?
03:54 The Desert Path
06:33 Urban Life and Decay of Group Feeling
11:11 Machiavelli and Mercenaries
12:12 The West Today
13:39 Why Hope Isn't Lost

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