- If you’ve ever been curious about the transformative power of scientific development, or of the materials needed to advance it, you could probably read historical accounts of the sail, or the steam engine, or the discovery of hydrocarbons.
But since real life is boring, please join us this April Fool’s Day in a geopolitical analysis of Dune, Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic that transposes religion, war, politics, blood feuds, the commodities trade – all the things that make our own world go – onto the fictitious planet of Arrakis and the empire of which it is a part.
Our faithful readers might recall last year’s publication of the geopolitics of Game of Thrones. If you liked that piece, then this one is similar in every way and you’ll like it too. If you didn’t like that piece, then this one is nothing like it and superior in every way.
Jokes aside, please accept this free offering as a token of our appreciation to you, our readers, the most important people in the galaxy.