After 9/11, the collapse of the Cold War bipolar system revealed a world full of people motivated by ideology and prepared to act on their beliefs, creating widespread confusion among policymakers accustomed to the Cold War framework.

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Tim Marshall

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all these people running around the world who actually believe things and prepared to act on their beliefs I think a lot of people found it quite a confusing time

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How Geography Explains Our World, with Tim Marshall (Part 1)Intelligence Squared
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:30:50 AM

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