Why the West Won’t Collapse

Published August 31, 2022

Stephen Kotkin argues that the West is not a geographic term, it’s an institutional package of financial systems, human capital, technology, and rule of law. It turns out that the West is unbelievably powerful. It just needed to remember that.

Discussion Questions:

1. Why does the West not believe or value itself?
2. What would help revitalize the belief in the West?

Additional Resources:

• Watch “5 More Questions for Stephen Kotkin: Ukraine Edition,” on Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson and Stephen Kotkin. Available here.
• Read “Restoring Global Order and Stability In World Markets,” by David Mulford. Available here.
• Watch “John Yoo Demonstrates the Benefits of Federalism in America,” with John Yoo on PolicyEd. Available here.