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Whether you study the ancient history of Rome or you watch the Star Wars saga, you will know a little about the danger of the martial republics morphing into empires.
In certain instances, this phenomenon seems inherent to human nature. A lust for power afflicts our species.
Every so often, this is embodied in the ‘great men of history’ who seize power to wield it for their own ends.
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About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific's leading geo-politics and economics portal.
He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.