Professor Andrey Korotaev on Gen Z protests, demography, technological challenges, and social transformations in Africa in an interview for the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)

In an interview for the "Sandbox" project, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Center for Stability and Risk Analysis at the Faculty of Social Sciences of HSE University Andrey Korotaev discusses Gen Z protests, manifestations of singularity, Middle Eastern and African challenges, artificial intelligence challenges, and the "infinite" population of the Earth. The interview was conducted by HSE student Denis Sadov.

Professor Andrey Korotayev

The key takeaways from the interview with professor Korotaev:

• Protests of "Generation Z" are not comparable in scale to previous waves of unrest;

• To solve African problems, one must rely on African solutions;

• Currently, humanity is going through a unique stage of development, and for some contemporary challenges, answers cannot be found in history;

• In Somalia, supporters of a "Sharia state in a single country" may come to power;

• In Libya, Yemen, and Somalia, one should expect the continued existence of two states.

The full version of the interview is available on the RIAC portal.