Heads of state, top military commanders, and influential policymakers.
Networks—built at exclusive gatherings like the World Economic Forum in Davos—act as "force multipliers" for individual influence.
Members often have more in common with their global peers than with their own countrymen, shifting their primary allegiance away from the nation-state.
Power has moved faster than the institutions meant to regulate it. This "gap" allows the superclass to operate in a vacuum where national laws are often circumvented.
Superclass: The Global Power Elite And The Worl... May 2026
Heads of state, top military commanders, and influential policymakers.
Networks—built at exclusive gatherings like the World Economic Forum in Davos—act as "force multipliers" for individual influence. Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the Worl...
Members often have more in common with their global peers than with their own countrymen, shifting their primary allegiance away from the nation-state. Heads of state, top military commanders, and influential
Power has moved faster than the institutions meant to regulate it. This "gap" allows the superclass to operate in a vacuum where national laws are often circumvented. Heads of state