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Welcome to Exponential View with me, Azim Azhar.

The world is changing it's an amazing place and we're entering the exponential age it's

propelled by remarkable technologies.

This podcast, as well as my book, Exponential and my newsletter are here to help you understand

that complex transition.

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Now, three years ago, I had an extraordinary conversation on this podcast.

It was a discussion about the future of warfare with General Sir Richard Barons, a highly

experienced military leader who was the commander of the UK joint forces command until his

retirement in 2016.

This gave him broad responsibilities across British armed forces, including but not limited

to their special forces, military intelligence and what would become cyber command.

When Richard and I spoke in 2019, he provided a realistic outlook on the many points of

tension that could lead to a high impact conflict between the globalised powers.

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