ARE WE SEEING THE COLLAPSE OF THE WEST?

Why does global stability feel more fragile than ever?

Today’s guest believes it’s because power and incentives matter more than rules or values.

Konstantin Kisin, welcome back to The Diary Of A CEO. Konstantin is a political commentator and the co-host of Triggernometry, a podcast with over 1.6M subscribers, where he discusses culture and geopolitics. His commentary is known to split people's opinions because he’s willing to say things many people avoid.

Konstantin grew up in the Soviet Union and later moved to the UK, which gives him a first-hand understanding of what happens when speech is controlled and ideas are policed.

He uses that perspective to question how easily those dynamics can reappear in more subtle forms. It’s shaped how he thinks about free expression and power in modern dynamics.

Global decisions made by politicians are affecting everyday lives. From rising energy prices to AI taking more and more jobs - it’s becoming harder to ignore that the assumptions we make about stability are much weaker than we like to admit.

Konstantin broke down why systems don’t hold together because of good intentions, but because it’s far more expensive to break them. Rules only matter until they go against self-interests - and that’s why he believes stability depends less on ideals and much more on consequences.

We cover:

- What makes institutions lose public trust? - What actually prevents countries from going to war? - How do nuclear weapons change global decision-making? - Why do countries collapse long after the warning signs are so obvious?

I gave Konstantin the floor to speak openly about where he thinks pressure is actually building and what that means for everyday life. He was able to give a unique view as someone who’s lived through instability before and recognises the early signs of it returning.

If you want to understand what is shaping the world right now and why so much feels uncertain, this episode is for you.