The Return of History and the End of Dreams (Vintage)
by Robert Kagan
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Author: Robert KaganEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-05
ISBN: 030738988X
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: Explains 21st century geopolitics in simple language
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very informative and yet easy to read book. Much like a long essay that could have appeared on any major foreign policy journals. Explains the geopolitcs and great powers' story in a very simple and understandable fashion. Its predictions about Russia invading Georgia came to be true with the invasion of Georgia by Russian forces this past August. I wished he had divulged more into the Iranian problem but I guess he said all he could and one expects in 2-3 pages of this small booklet. Also I expected him to at least mention what implications the fall of the current Iranian regime might have for the Chinese or Russian outreach in the world... I found the book to be informative and realistic in its approach to foreign policy and security issues of our world. Though it is concerning to see that China & Russia are rising the way 19th century powers rose to play major roles in world politics and the western/free world seems to be ignoring these threats. Or probably the free world lacks the teeth to bite back as it should. I was fascinated by the comparisons the author provides regarding China and its power hungry system. And also am very glad to find out that a vibrant and democratic (even poor) India is now taking sides with the free world. It's heart warming to know it. This was a fascinating read for me.
Summary of The Return of History and the End of Dreams (Vintage)
Hopes for a new peaceful international order after the end of the Cold War have been dashed by sobering realities: Great powers are once again competing for honor and influence. The world remains ?unipolar,? but international competition among the United States, Russia, China, Europe, Japan, India, and Iran raise new threats of regional conflict, and a new contest between western liberalism and the great eastern autocracies of Russia and China has reinjected ideology into geopolitics.For the past few years, the liberal world has been internally divided and distracted by issues both profound and petty. Now, in The Return of History and the End of Dreams, Robert Kagan masterfully poses the most important questions facing the liberal democratic countries, challenging them to choose whether they want to shape history or let others shape it for them.
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