APPLY THE TOYNBEE THEORY: SOME CIVILIZATIONS FACING A SEVERE CHALLENGE, RESPOND TO IT CREATIVELY; UKRAINE IS DOING IT, THE US AND RUSSIA ARE NOT. THEY ARE DYING OF SUICIDE
"The defense innovation coming out of Ukraine is extraordinary. The war has created one of the fastest military innovation ecosystems in the world."
Arnold J. Toynbee proposed the Challenge and Response theory in his 12-volume work, A Study of History. He argued that civilizations do not grow by accident or luck. Instead, they grow when they face a severe challenge and respond to it creatively
"The defense innovation coming out of Ukraine is extraordinary. The war has created one of the fastest military innovation ecosystems in the world."
This is what Arnold J. Toynbee got right about the collapse of civilizations:
“Civilisations die from suicide, not from murder.” The Real Threat to Civilization Isn’t Out There — It’s Within . Civilizations don’t collapse by force — they crumble from within. Toynbee’s warning is our wake-up call. We must choose values over vanity. "