One of the masterpieces of 20th-century philosophy, The Myth of Sisyphus by Nobel Prize–winning author and philosopher Albert Camus, delves into the emptiness and absurdity of human existence. Published in France in 1942, during the deadliest days of World War II, The book resonated deeply with readers and quickly became an international bestseller. Camus’s doctrine of the absurd encompasses both metaphysical and epistemological dimensions. Metaphysically, the absurd is a con

Preface In today’s world, human capital, understood as the collective knowledge, skills, and experience of a country’s population, has become the most valuable resource and a strategic asset that confers relative advantage for transitional democracies and developing economies. Georgia, which seeks integration into the Euro-Atlantic space, faces a significant challenge: pervasive adverse selection and the exodus of talented, highly qualified, motivated, industrious, and educat

Preface Reflex control is one of the most interesting, yet complex, concepts in the study of strategic communication, psychological warfare, and information operations. According to Soviet military theory during the Cold War, it was conceived as a means of manipulating the perception and reasoning of an adversary in order to force the other side to voluntarily make a choice favorable to the manipulator. Unlike coercion, which is based on deceptive pressure or falseness, refle

“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four” (Orwell 81). With this quiet yet powerful declaration, Winston Smith in the...