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What Makes World Leaders Tick: Exclusive Interview with Dr Kenneth Dekleva

What Makes World Leaders Tick: Exclusive Interview with Dr Kenneth Dekleva

In an exclusive interview, Brasidas Group (BG) spoke with psychiatrist and former U.S. Department of State officer and medical expert Dr Kenneth Dekleva about the changing geopolitical landscape, expectations from leading world powers, as well as psychological profiling of world leaders.

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Xi’s Paradox: Flexible, Ideological or Both?

Xi’s Paradox: Flexible, Ideological or Both?

Kenneth Dekleva writes in The Cipher Brief that China’s vigorous and intimidating cyber-attacks, economic pressure, diplomatic pressure, and extensive military exercises highlight the importance of understanding President Xi’s leadership style.

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The Fall of the Neoliberal Order

The Fall of the Neoliberal Order

As war continues in Ukraine, how did the collapse of neoliberalism get us to the point of conflict in Europe? Arthur Snell and Gary Gerstle discuss for Doomsday Watch.

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‘Businesses are a lifeline for dictators’: In conversation with Brian Klaas, professor of global politics at UCL

‘Businesses are a lifeline for dictators’: In conversation with Brian Klaas, professor of global politics at UCL

Brian Klaas tells Sebastian Shehadi in an interview for Investment Monitor how the Ukraine war heralds a new era for the relationship between democracies and autocracies. Business as usual cannot go on.

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Author Talks: Why your boss may indeed be a psychopath

Author Talks: Why your boss may indeed be a psychopath

McKinsey Global Publishing’s Author Talks chats with Brian Klaas, who speaks to some of the world’s most corrupt people and says we need to rethink the way we select our leaders.

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Putin’s Health and State of Mind are very Hard Targets

Putin’s Health and State of Mind are very Hard Targets

Kenneth Dekleva writes for The Cipher Brief on how the current horrific invasion of Ukraine has raised questions as to Putin’s state of mind and associated health issues, and why we should be concerned about Putin’s mentality.

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Putin’s Ukraine Gambit: Why Now and What’s Next
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Putin’s Ukraine Gambit: Why Now and What’s Next

Kenneth Dekleva writes for The Cipher Brief on why Putin risked facing a robust alliance of American, Canadian, Japanese, and European allies, and even Chinese displeasure by invading Ukraine, after essentially achieving many of his strategic goals.

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Twilight Of The Oiligarchs – The end of petrochemical power?

Twilight Of The Oiligarchs – The end of petrochemical power?

What happens to the Middle East when the world stops buying its oil? As the world races to decarbonise, the region’s petrochemical plutocrats face a terrible decision. To keep power, they must cut off their addiction to oil, but this won’t be easy. Arthur Snell discusses on Doomsday Watch.

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The Prospect Interview #208: Brian Klaas: Does power corrupt or do the corrupt choose power?

The Prospect Interview #208: Brian Klaas: Does power corrupt or do the corrupt choose power?

When most people are decent, why are there so many bad leaders, politicians and CEOs? Are despots made or born? Brian Klaas discusses his new book, Corruptible, with The Prospect Podcast.

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World War Xi

World War Xi

What are the forces that shaped China’s paramount leader? Will his psychological make-up, and his belief that his country has been robbed of its rightful place, lead inexorably to confrontation with the West? Arthur Snell examines Xi Jinping, the mind behind the unstoppable rise of China, on Doomsday Watch.

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How ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Can Shape Diplomacy with the U.S.

How ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Can Shape Diplomacy with the U.S.

Kenneth Dekleva writes for The Cipher Brief on how crafting a national security strategy to adapt to and counter a powerful and aggressive China, a keen and sober understanding of Xi – the most formidable leader in the world today – is more critical than ever.

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