The concept of nationhood, now, it's a new concept. I mean, before that, we all. But we had something. You know, we always had organizations, whether it was city states or tribal organizations. But The advent of the nation state is a normal evolution of human behavior. because people think it's important to belong to something, and being part of a nation is important. And I think that's really true, obviously, increasingly in how geopolitical decisions are made. (03:48–03:57)
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