Doug Stokes

Doug Stokes, Senior Advisor to the Legatum Institute and Professor of International Security at the University of Exeter, discusses the decline of Western civilization and its implications. He critiques how campus culture wars reflect broader geopolitical issues, emphasizing the danger of prioritizing individual narratives over shared truths. Stokes warns against the erosion of meritocracy in favor of inclusivity and the rise of tribalism. He also probes the relationship between personal struggle and resilience, and the fragile nature of Western values in contemporary discourse.