The accidental superpower

No cover — Peter Zeihan: The accidental superpower (2014)

371 pages

English language

Published April 7, 2014

ISBN:: 978-1-4555-8366-9
OCLC Number:: 876669324

(2 reviews)

"In the bestselling tradition of The World Is Flat and The Next 100 Years, THE ACCIDENTAL SUPERPOWER will be a much discussed, contrarian and eye-opening assessment of American power. In THE ACCIDENTAL SUPERPOWER international strategist Peter Zeihan examines how geography, combined with demography and energy independence, will pave the way for one of the great turning points in history, and one in which America reasserts its global dominance. No other country has a greater network of internal waterways, a greater command of deepwater navigation, or a firmer hold on industrialization technologies than America. Zeihan argues that the future is undoubtedly bright for America, the only country with enough young adults to fill the capital-generating void that will be left behind by 2030. THE ACCIDENTAL SUPERPOWER also explores shale oil and its surprising key role in America's move towards energy independence and how it will shape (and is already shaping) American …

"In the bestselling tradition of The World Is Flat and The Next 100 Years, THE ACCIDENTAL SUPERPOWER will be a much discussed, contrarian and eye-opening assessment of American power. In THE ACCIDENTAL SUPERPOWER international strategist Peter Zeihan examines how geography, combined with demography and energy independence, will pave the way for one of the great turning points in history, and one in which America reasserts its global dominance. No other country has a greater network of internal waterways, a greater command of deepwater navigation, or a firmer hold on industrialization technologies than America. Zeihan argues that the future is undoubtedly bright for America, the only country with enough young adults to fill the capital-generating void that will be left behind by 2030. THE ACCIDENTAL SUPERPOWER also explores shale oil and its surprising key role in America's move towards energy independence and how it will shape (and is already shaping) American life for the next fifty years"--

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4 stars

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.

José María (Chema) Mateos

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Jan. 20, 2023

Subjects

Twenty-first century
World politics
Forecasting
Foreign relations
Forecasts

Places

United States