OBSERVATIONS ON AMERICA IN PERIL

We are in a pivotal moment in history. America stands at a fundamental turning point where the forecast requires clarity and accuracy, and the response demands urgency.

History takes a long time to arrive suddenly

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America stands at a critical turning point in its history, where the gathering storm clouds of four distinct crises have formed and are converging to threaten the nation. A looming economic crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, escalating conflicts in America’s great power rivalry with China, Iran and Russia, and rising social unrest within its own borders have combined into a potentially severe stormwall of risk for the United States. America’s adversaries are taking advantage of this state of crisis by further dividing society and diverting the attention of the nation’s elected leaders.

These forces have aligned dangerously around one particular event: the most contentious and divisive presidential election in modern history. Stormwall: Observations on America in Peril raises awareness of these four challenges and how they interact, forewarns of the potential threats that each pose, and suggests opportunities to overcome them as a nation. Turning points in history are rarely recognizable as they happen. America is in such a moment. History takes a long time to arrive suddenly. When it does, it comes as a storm cloud of unforeseen and unrecognizable dimensions.

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About the Author

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Michael Wilkerson is Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Africa, a publicly-listed company with a mandate to invest in high-quality African businesses in food & agriculture, education, financial services, and renewable energy infrastructure. Mr. Wilkerson is also Chairman of the Board of charity: water, one of the world’s largest and most well-recognized organizations focused on solving the world water crisis. Since its founding in 2006, charity: water has provided over 11 million people with safe access to clean drinking water through over 50,000 projects in 28 countries around the world.

Previously, Mr. Wilkerson was a Managing Director at Lazard, one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. Mr. Wilkerson was named as one of the “40 under 40” in investment banking and private equity by Dealmaker Magazine, and served as a Corporate Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Wilkerson holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a MA in International Relations from Yale University and a BS summa cum laude from Oral Roberts University. Mr. Wilkerson is a frequent contributing author to Jackson Hole Economics, providing commentary and analysis on economics, finance, history and politics. This is his first book.