Access, access, access… who has the most of it, to what, to whom, when and for what?
The best passport in the world is Japanese.
According to the Russians, the EU is NATO’s vasal.
Ammunition flows freely.
A prominent Polish businessman successfully delivers packages, and the French are running out of snow even though they were collecting avalanche accident statistics.
Recently, the richest man became the biggest loser, as a car failed to become anything more than just a car.
In this post-everything world, the war shows, position is everything.
If then your position in this access auction is the determinant of future success, then to assume it, we have already given up most of our control.