Warnings - Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes

From President Bill Clinton's recommended reading list Publishers Weekly Bestseller Warnings is the story of the future of national security, threatening technologies, the U.S. economy, and possibly the fate of civilization. In Greek mythology Cassandra foresaw calamities, but was cursed by the gods to be ignored. Modern-day Cassandras clearly predicted the disasters of Katrina, Fukushima, the Great Recession, the rise of ISIS, and many more. Like the mythological Cassandra, they were ignored. There are others right now warning of impending disasters, but how do we know which warnings are likely to be right? Through riveting explorations in a variety of fields, the authors--both accomplished CEOs and White House National Security Council veterans--discover a method to separate the accurate Cassandras from the crazy doomsayers. They then investigate the experts who today are warning of future disasters: the threats from artificial intelligence, bio-hacking, mutating viruses, and more, and whose calls are not being heeded. Clarke's and Eddy's penetrating insights are essential for any person, any business, or any government that doesn't want to be a blind victim of tomorrow's catastrophe.

Product details

• Authors: Richard A Clarke, Richard A. Clarke, R P Eddy, R. P. Eddy, R.P. Eddy
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9780062488022
• ISBN: 978-0-06-248802-2
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY: Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE: General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: World / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Future Studies, PSYCHOLOGY: Social Psychology, HISTORY: 21ST CENTURY AMERICAN, POLITICAL SCIENCE: American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Security (National & International), BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Decision-Making & Problem Solving, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Development / Business Development, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Intelligence & Espionage, COMPUTERS: Security / Network Security, PHILOSOPHY: Political