Why powerful individuals are dominating politics

EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 17 MIN

Why powerful individuals are dominating politics

from The EI Podcast · host Engelsberg Ideas

From Xi Jinping in China to Narendra Modi in India and Donald Trump in the US, Nicholas Wright explores how powerful leaders are reshaping the rules of the global great game. Read by Leighton Pugh.Read the original essay here: https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/why-powerful-individuals-are-dominating-politics/.Image: Caspar David Friedrich’s ‘Wanderer above the Sea of Fog’. Credit: incamerastock

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