Archive - 7 THINGS

Capitalism’s Quriltai

Davos meets to confirm a new khan. The world may not oblige.

Jan 17 • Adrian Monck

Rushmore Revenge

Why Trump wants Greenland – and what it reveals about his second term

Jan 15 • Adrian Monck

Watch Iran’s Praetorians, Not Its Protesters

Why autocrats fear their generals more than the mob

Jan 13 • Adrian Monck

America’s Next Project

The elite rescue that saved England – and why the US will need one too

Jan 8 • Adrian Monck

The Last Shipment

From Sutton Hoo to Caracas – on great power exhaustion and the places no one is watching

Jan 5 • Adrian Monck

What 2026 Already Knows

Seven structural trends the forecasts won’t touch

Jan 1 • Adrian Monck

December 2025

Ground Zero For The Imploding World Order

In Syria, Russia mediates, Turkey builds and America shrugs.

Dec 29, 2025 • Adrian Monck

What COVID Actually Proved About Democracy

The pandemic wasn’t a stress test. It was a warning.

Dec 23, 2025 • Adrian Monck

How to Get a Job in the Chinese Communist Party

3.72 million applicants. 40,000 positions. One professor's survival guide.

Dec 22, 2025 • Adrian Monck

The Future Has a Flag

Superintelligence, undersea cities, and a 2049 vision you weren't expecting

Dec 18, 2025 • Adrian Monck

A Christmas Ghost Story

A small seasonal gift.

Dec 16, 2025 • Adrian Monck

Who Governs Truth?

Musk, Zuckerberg, and the fight for Europe's information space

Dec 11, 2025 • Adrian Monck

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