It turns out that fictional characters in books are actually real, conscious beings who exist and experience reality, but only as long as their story is being written or read. 
You are a character in a science fiction novel, but you are unaware that your entire reality is confined to a book. From your perspective, everything you experience is real, and without any awareness of the external world.

The technological democratisation of warfare refers to the increasing ability of less militarily advanced states states to develop, access, and deploy advanced, low-cost military technologies.

The globalist left is the network of political parties and private actors (e.g. NGOs, donors) that internationally advance progressive politics through rights-based litigation, issue campaigns, and coordinated foreign policy. It operates across borders, forming alliances that bypass and transcend domestic political structures. 

Within many religions, the doctrine of "God's Plan" claims that God has a plan for each and every person with regards to how their life turns out on Earth, and that everything happens for a reason.

There are two main approaches to environmental regulation.

Command-and-control instruments involve bright-line enforcement through stricter emission limits, equipment standards, or bans on polluting activities.

Market-based instruments, by contrast, influence behaviour through economic incentives such as carbon taxes, green subsidies, or cap-and-trade systems.