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Is the world really falling apart, or does it just feel that way?

By Max Fisher
New York Times·
8 mins to read
Is the world really falling apart, or does it just feel that way?
Is the world really falling apart, or does it just feel that way?

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Has the world entered a time of unusual turbulence, or does it just feel that way?

Scanning the headlines, it's easy to conclude that something has broken. The pandemic. Global grain shortage. Russia's war on Ukraine. Political and economic meltdown in Sri Lanka. A former prime minister's assassination in

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