“I do not believe in progress in security affairs,” Gray declares. “I am impressed, however, by our ability to muddle through.” For Gray, thinkers like Pinker, rather than insightful, are merely reflective of their own cultural milieu. “Our debellicized West,” Gray explains, “is an island of calm in a sea of troubles. Whether one views that fact as a beacon of hope for the world, or as a perilous source of self-delusion, is a matter for individual choice.”[44]
