LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – The role of narratives in geopolitical conflicts is becoming increasingly important. Stories influence not only the perception of wars, but also their origins and course. The ability to analyze and question narratives is becoming increasingly important in a world increasingly dominated by technology and tribalism.
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Since 1989, an estimated four million people have died as a result of armed conflict worldwide, including 740,000 between 2021 and 2024. A deep understanding of these violent decades and today’s geopolitical volatility requires not only political expertise but also a perspective that goes beyond political science. The human elements of war, such as the glory, revenge, and other irrational passions that shape the warfare of warriors and nations, are often the subject of literature.
Nations weave myths out of victories and erase defeats with the promise of future triumphs. They tend to weigh “bad” wars against “good” ones, memorizing the latter with a longing that lures them into vain and ultimately inglorious pursuits of new conflicts. Stories have been a staple of humanity for millennia, from the Bible and epic in ancient times to the 19th-century novel and the 21st-century Marvel franchise.
In a world where the teller of the best story triumphs over the one who argues most clearly, successful stories have achieved the quality of myth. At this point, as literary theorist Peter Brooks argues in his book “Seduced by Story,” their status as fictions is forgotten and they are seen as real explanations of the world. Given this “narrative takeover,” Brooks urges readers to use critical and analytical intelligence against narratives that seduce us into accepting dominant ideologies.
In a world steeped in stories and in which humanity is vulnerable to them, it would be wise to practice the skills of literary analysis. These techniques are often despised and devalued in a world devoted to technology and tribalism. Many appear ready to abandon the labors of thought and expression that define them as free and autonomous human beings by handing them over to generative artificial intelligence.
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