Stillin, the clay and iron thing related to the Anglo American world power is pointed to by the Governing Body/Faithful and Discreet Slave/Writing Committee, whatever, as this:
With all of the civil liberties, legal stuff, humanities, etc., these two great powers can no longer act in a way to really get things done. They have become ineffective. Thus, a very brittle mix.
That's what I got out of it.