The Return of Great Powers

The essential new book by CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto, reporting from the front lines of political hotspots and warzones across the globe. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 dawned what Francis Fukuyama called “The End of History.” Three decades later, Jim Sciutto said on CNN’s air as the Ukraine war began, that we are living in a “1939 moment.” History never ended--it barely paused--and the global order as we have known it is now gone. Great powers are reinvigorated and determined to assert dominance on the world stage. And as it escalates, this new order will affect everyone across the globe. Peace has been shattered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but in reality, this affects every corner of our world--from Helsinki to Beijing, from Australia to the North Pole. This is a battle with many fronts: on the Arctic floor, in the oceans and across the skies, and in cyberspace. Sciutto argues that we are witnessing the return of great power conflict, “a definitive break between the post–Cold War era and an entirely new and uncertain one.” The world order that marked the last thirty years is shifting, and Sciutto details the realities of this new

Product details

• Authors: Jim Sciutto
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2024
• EAN: 9780593474136
• ISBN: 978-0-593-47413-6
• No. of pages: 353
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 236 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, Geopolitics, military history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government, Central government, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General