CHAPTER 1

Why Must Leaders Create Leaders?

In October 2015, the government of Hungary decided to close its borders. It was an attempt to stop the inflow from neighboring Croatia of refugees fleeing the war in Syria. In response, the government of Croatia redirected the flow of refugees westward toward Slovenia. By closing borders and redirecting the flow, both countries were pushing the challenge presented by this mass movement of people somewhere else, literally moving it on. But the refugee crisis was not going away.

Citizens across Europe were thrown headlong into a crisis that emerged suddenly from nowhere and raised lots of angry questions: Who is responsible? Who needs to take charge, to lead? What is the solution? (And importantly) Where ...

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