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When wise words are not enough

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Thomas Homer-Dixon argues that opinion-makers must demonstrate a better grasp of how societies rise and fall if they are to steer nations successfully through many of this century's major crises.

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  1. Thomas Homer-Dixon is at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 6C2, Canada, and author of The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilisation. tad@homerdixon.com,

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Homer-Dixon, T. When wise words are not enough. Nature 458, 284–285 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/458284a

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