The Accidental Superpower

By Mr. Peter Zeihan

The Accidental Superpower - Mr. Peter Zeihan
  • Release Date: 2014-11-04
  • Genre: Political Science
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Description

With a new "10 years later" epilogue for every chapter, comes an eye-opening assessment of American power and deglobalization in the bestselling tradition of The World is Flat and The Next 100 Years.   Near the end of the Second World War, the United States made a bold strategic gambit that rewired the international system. Empires were abolished and replaced by a global arrangement enforced by the U.S. Navy. With all the world's oceans safe for the first time in history, markets and resources were made available for everyone. Enemies became partners.   We think of this system as normal - it is not. We live in an artificial world on borrowed time.   In The Accidental Superpower, international strategist Peter Zeihan examines how the hard rules of geography are eroding the American commitment to free trade; how much of the planet is aging into a mass retirement that will enervate markets and capital supplies; and how, against all odds, it is the ever-ravenous American economy that - alone among the developed nations - is rapidly approaching energy independence. Combined, these factors are doing nothing less than overturning the global system and ushering in a new (dis)order.   For most, that is a disaster-in-waiting, but not for the Americans. The shale revolution allows Americans to sidestep an increasingly dangerous energy market. Only the United States boasts a youth population large enough to escape the sucking maw of global aging. Most important, geography will matter more than ever in a de-globalizing world, and America's geography is simply sublime.

Reviews

  • Incredible book

    5
    By MattThomas08
    This is an eye opening book that is unlike anything I have ever read. It was a pleasure to read and hear a perspective that seems to be so well thought out and outside the box, yet with likely predictions.
  • A page turner

    5
    By Software Ops
    The author takes the subject of geopolitics and makes it a most enjoyable read. Fun and interesting, informative and entertaining. I see three main themes, geography, demographics and energy that are woven into a future interpretation of world politics. If his interpretations are correct, America has a great future. What is missed, I think, are trends in politics or governmental structures. Examples being, Islam, the continued failure of socialism and the trends in the US of socialism, or the fact that so many of our young are seduced by the false narratives of socialism. What do these trends portray for the US?
  • The Accidental Superpower

    5
    By richardwesleyash
    Fascinating book. A couple of thoughts though. The author does an amazing job analyzing all the geopolitical trends in the world today. They are thoroughly flushed out and compelling to think about. However, I think he puts too much emphasis on how much of the future is determined. Although these trends may be large they are by no means unavoidable. I disagree with him in that he thinks the only future for the world is this one. Yet the trends he discusses are real and very much warrant debate on how they will play out. The highlight of the book is that the author brings the discussion to the table.
  • The Wake Up

    5
    By NEENY 24/7/365 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
    This book has confirmed to me would believe my whole life. We and I and all Americans should feel blessed to live in a place of Beauty & Perfection in accordance with Human Survival πŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ βœŒοΈπŸŒ΄πŸš¬πŸ’€