The Optimism-Fatalism Historical Cycle 

The Optimism-Fatalism Historical Cycle 
Activists rally for voting rights and DC statehood as they block traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue SE in Washington on Dec. 7, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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No fundamental form of human behavior, for better or worse, disappears forever.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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