In this age of intense political conflict, we sense objective fact is growing less important. Experts are attacked as partisan, statistics and scientific findings are decried as propaganda, and public debate devolves into personal assaults. How did we get here, and what can we d…
A historian and anthropologist use demographic and economic factors to explain the waning hegemony of the United States.
Discusses how the foreign policies of the Trump administration have led to an abdication of any leadership role in the global community, creating doubts among its allies about its commitment to security alliances, free markets, and human rights. "American diplomacy is in shambl…
Military strategist Barnett provides a cutting-edge approach to globalization that combines security, economic, political, and cultural factors to predict and explain the nature of war and peace in the twenty-first century. Building on the works of Thomas L. Friedman and Francis…
Military strategist Barnett provides a cutting-edge approach to globalization that combines security, economic, political, and cultural factors to predict and explain the nature of war and peace in the twenty-first century. Building on the works of Thomas L. Friedman and Francis…
Machine generated contents note: Contents Preface to the Second Edition 1 A Multiplex World 2. The Rise and Fall of the Unipolar Moment 3 The Myths of Liberal Hegemony 4 Emerging Powers: The Hype of the Rest? 5 Regional Worlds 6 The Decline and Fall of the American World Order …
"As the fiftieth anniversary of 1968 approaches, this book reassesses the global causes, themes, forms, and legacies of that tumultuous period. While existing scholarship continues to largely concentrate on the US and Western Europe, this volume will focus on Asia, Africa, the M…
The blackfish effect : 21st century political risk -- Move over, Hugo Chavez -- How we got here : mega trends in business, technology, and politics since the Cold War -- Mind games and groupthink : why good political risk management is so hard -- Moving beyond intuition : our po…
Examines the topic of political risk, discussing the essential lessons, corrective measures, and counterintuitive insights for executives, entrepreneurs, and investors to navigate an uncertain, volatile world. The probability that a political action could significantly impact a…