If you can make sense of this, you’re an adult–a very adulty adult. There are lots of nine-dollar college terms in the article I’ve heard before but loath to be tested on: nationalism, geopolitics, transnational, nation-states, political economies, sectarian . . .

I mean, the author’s “about” info is even beyond me: “George Friedman is an internationally recognized geopolitical forecaster and strategist on international affairs and the founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures.”

It does have some useful maps (read pictures), though, like this one:

It has an intriguing title. Give it a read and let us know what it’s about.