Berto Jongman: NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL RELEASES GLOBAL TRENDS REPORT

  NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL RELEASES GLOBAL TRENDS REPORT WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Intelligence Council (NIC) today released the seventh edition of its quadrennial Global Trends report. Global Trends 2040: A More Contested World is an unclassified assessment of the forces and dynamics that the NIC anticipates are likely to shape the national security environment …

Berto Jongman: Platform Capitalism, Empire and Authoritarianism: Is There a Way Out?

The world will face more widespread and intensified surveillance, but this time it could be framed as something for our own good, for the good of humanity. Just as contemporary activist movements rely on platforms, so too does authoritarian populism. Platforms have played such a significant role in the success of this current wave of …

Berto Jongman: The Origins Of ‘Planetary Realism’ And ‘Whole Earth Thinking’

This conversation was facilitated by Noema deputy editor Nils Gilman. Gilman: Governor Brown, how did you first formulate the idea of planetary realism? Brown: It happened in a mundane way. I was running for president in 1976, and I was formulating some ideas on foreign policy. As I discussed these issues with knowledgeable people, I thought of …

Berto Jongman: The Deep State Idiot’s Party Line on Q Anon

QAnon on Twitter: An Overview Conspiracy theories pose numerous social and political problems. For example, contrary evidence cannot change followers’ minds easily, and they are resistant to anything that invalidates their beliefs. Conspiracy theorists tend to interpret new evidence in favor of confirming their beliefs (Sunstein & Vermeule, 2009). Additionally, conspiracy theories can have detrimental …