Traditionalism: Should ancient wisdom guide our societies today?

Is modern society failing us? Can ancient wisdom save our future?

As global instability intensifies, influential voices are questioning whether the modern systems we rely on—built on liberalism, secularism, and globalization—are driving us toward chaos. Has the liberal world order, once seen as a triumph of progress, become the root of today’s political dysfunction and moral unrest?

In this debate, Wael Hallaq, Bruno Maçães and Sophie Scott-Brown explore whether crises of governance and meaning in our modern era call for a return to traditional values or the creation of bold new frameworks.