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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherZeihan On Geopolitics
ISBN-10099850520X
ISBN-139780998505206
eBay Product ID (ePID)20038736005
Product Key Features
Book TitleAbsent Superpower : the Shale Revolution and a World Without America
Number of Pages419 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicGeopolitics, Future Studies, Military / General, International Relations / General, Security (National & International), Petroleum, Natural Resources
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, History
AuthorPeter Zeihan
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight26.5 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-448110
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal327.73
SynopsisThe world is changing in ways most of us find incomprehensible. Terrorism spills out of the Middle East into Europe. Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China and Japan vie to see who can be most aggressive. Financial breakdown in Asia and Europe guts growth, challenging hard-won political stability. Yet for the Americans, these changes are fantastic. Alone among the world's powers, only the United States is geographically wealthy, demographically robust, and energy secure. That last piece -- American energy security -- is rapidly emerging as the most critical piece of the global picture. The American shale revolution does more than sever the largest of the remaining ties that bind America's fate to the wider world. It re-industrializes the United States, accelerates the global order's breakdown, and triggers a series of wide ranging military conflicts that will shape the next two decades. The common theme? Just as the global economy tips into chaos, just as global energy becomes dangerous, just as the world really needs the Americans to be engaged, the United States will be...absent. In 2014's The Accidental Superpower, geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan made the case that geographic, demographic and energy trends were unravelling the global system. Zeihan takes the story a step further in The Absent Superpower, mapping out the threats and opportunities as the world descends into Disorder., In 2014's The Accidental Superpower, geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan made the case that geographic, demographic and energy trends were unravelling the global system. Zeihan takes the story a step further in The Absent Superpower, mapping out the threats and opportunities as the world descends into Disorder.
This book was a great read, once it got here. I thought that the time that passed from when I ordered it to when it was shipped was excessive.
Patrick Bell
Peter Zeihan is a fabulous writer, so clear, compelling analysis of world order. Highly recommend his other books and you tube videos are a treat to watch.