What we are witnessing now is a clash of civilisations, not just between states but within them.

At my age, no one is married, no one has kids, no one has a career.

Situational unawareness in the private marketplace or on the battlefield will cost you your livelihood or your life. In the Age of Obama, however, such willful ignorance is a job prerequisite. The less you know the better.

I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than just give in to the digital age. But when I talk to people about this they just say, 'Yeah, I know what you mean,' and stare at their mobiles.

Any new financial order for the world must tackle the three chief challenges of our age.