Alexander the Great built one of history’s largest empires in barely a decade. The Mongols forged one of the most expansive contiguous land empire the world had ever seen. The British Empire... it ruled so much of the planet that the sun supposedly never set on it. Separated by centuries, these powers shared something in common: Control something critical that others depend on, and power follows. For the most part of history, that shared thinking to control translated into large and professional armies, naval fleets, seaports, trade routes, and vast occupied territories. However, power lies where you think it lies. And with the passage of time, coming to modern times, it has increased its flow through different media. Now, empires don't often intend to arrive with soldiers. The control has moved its means to subtle ways and largely lies in software, semiconductors, cloud platforms, and digital infrastructure. Colonialism, in essence, did not disappear. It has simply evolved. R...