{"product_id":"the-age-of-unpeace-9780552178273","title":"The Age of Unpeace","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eECONOMICS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Compulsively readable... An essential course in geopolitical self-help'' - Adam Tooze\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Full of fresh - and often surprising - ideas'' - Niall Ferguson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Extraordinary... One of those rare books that defines the terms of our conversation about our times'' - Michael Ignatieff \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe thought connecting the world would bring lasting peace. Instead, it is driving us apart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the three decades since the end of the Cold War, global leaders have been working to create a connected world. They''ve integrated the world''s economy, transport and communications, breaking down borders in the hope of making war impossible. In doing so, they unwittingly created a formidable arsenal of weapons for new kinds of warfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTroublingly, we are now seeing rising conflict at every level, from individuals on social media all the way up to full-blown war in eastern Europe. Th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \"age of unpeace\" [is] an apt phrase for an era in which wars between states are uncommon but conflict is endemic... \u003cb\u003eLeonard adroitly captures evolving trends in geopolitics over the past decade... Leonard's argument is all the more compelling because of the way his own beliefs have evolved. \u003c\/b\u003e * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e... If Leonard is right, then \u003cb\u003eevery trade deal or every new technology\u003c\/b\u003e that brings people closer will also \u003cb\u003emake the world a more dangerous place\u003c\/b\u003e. * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eLeonard is a creative and well-connected thinker, and his \u003cb\u003etimely, insightful book\u003c\/b\u003e is useful for its explanations of the differing ideological viewpoints found in Beijing, Brussels and Washington, with an interesting section on Chinese thinkers in particular. \u003cb\u003eJust as important, he explains why the conflicts in our global era remain so different from those in the cold war\u003c\/b\u003e, in particular given the role being played by new technologies from quantum computing to machine learning as a new focus for geopolitical contestation. -- James Crabtree * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Leonard... has been a force in foreign policy thinking for a quarter century\u003c\/b\u003e... rich in data and anecdote... \u003cb\u003eIf you're feeling intellectually disoriented after the fall of Kabul, start here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Matthew d'Ancona, \u003ci\u003eTortoise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompulsively readable\u003c\/b\u003e, Mark Leonard's globe-trotting book not only offers us a fascinating and disturbing panorama, it redefines realism for an age of massive and toxic connectivity. Rather than fleeing into anachronistic visions of grand architecture and Cold War rhetoric, it demands that we face our actual problem. \u003cb\u003eAn essential course in geopolitical self-help.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Adam Tooze, author of \u003ci\u003eCrashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735185764695,"sku":"9780552178273","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552178273.jpg?v=1723810062","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-age-of-unpeace-9780552178273","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}