Talleyrand

And finally, the man known for surviving 6 regime changes.

Let’s recap our series on who survives elite replacement:

• translators, bridges between the conquered and the conquerors

• those with ability to make capital flow

• those who can reinterpret ideological or religious frameworks to favor new powers

• those with military capability

• those who can bolster the identities of emerging elites

• those who can shift allegiances at the right time

• those with specialized knowledge