SDT is a general theory that guides our understanding of political violence dynamics and social breakdown in all large-scale state-level societies. - Peter Turchin

Using these trends as inputs, the model calculated and projected... the Political Stress Indicator, which in the past was strongly correlated with socio-political instability.

Not all of these candidates are wealthy in their own right. Many of the newly wealthy... instead of running themselves... fund other individuals.

What about ? ...By elites I mean the small percentage of population that concentrates social power in their hands. ...[I]t's a neutral definition. It's neither good nor bad. They're simply power holders.