![]() ![]() If you were a politician, your power would lie in the number of your supporters. For instance, the army has power because of the weapons it has or the money to modernize its arsenal. If you’re strong, it means you have something different protecting you. This is true in every field-politics, finance, even sports. What I mean is that throughout history, the strongest have always had walls protecting them from challengers and competitors. Moisés Naím: This really is the essential message of the book. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THIS NEW NATURE OF POWER? ASHARQ AL-AWSAT: IN YOUR LAST BOOK, THE END OF POWER, YOUR CENTRAL MESSAGE SEEMED TO BE THAT IN TODAY’S WORLD, IT IS EASY TO GET POWER, DIFFICULT TO USE IT, AND EASY TO LOSE IT. In an exclusive interview with Asharq AL-Awsat, Naím discusses the Arab Spring, his latest book The End of Power, and his time as editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy. Unusual in his belief that power is not just changing hands today, it is declining, his latest book argues that it is becoming increasingly easy to lose power. He oversaw a renaissance at the publication, including the launch of an Arabic version. ![]() He is, perhaps, most well-known for his 14 years at the helm of Foreign Policy magazine. ![]() Of Libyan descent, Naím was raised in Venezuela, where he served briefly as the minister of trade and industry. Moisés Naím has drawn the attention of decision-making circles in Washington through more than one book on the Middle East. ![]()
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