A sharp vision of our changing world order as Covid and climate breakdown usher in a new'survival of the fittest'.
How well have different cultures and societies responded,and could this become a turning point in the flow of history
Before Covid,a new competition was already arising between alternative geopolitical models-but the context of this clash wasn't yet clear. What if it takes place on neutral ground In a state of nature,with few or no political rules,amid quickly evolving chaos When the greatest threat to national security is no longer other states,but the environment itself,which countries might rise to the top
This book explores how Covid-19 has already transformed the global system,and how it serves as a prelude to a planet afflicted by climate change. Bruno Maes is one of the first to see the pandemic as the dawn of a new strategic era,heralding a profoundly changed world-political landscape.
Cover image: Ludwig Meidner,'Apocalyptic City',1913. Ludwig Meidner-Archiv,Jüdisches Museum der Stadt Frankfurt am Main
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdISBN: 9781805260363Dimensions: 190 x 126 mm
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'Perceptive.''Refreshing''Provocative and original.''Endlessly inventive,restlessly cosmopolitan,Bruno Macaes has written an essential book with which to think about the Covid crisis and its implications for our future.''With typical panache,Macaes set out the story of what went wrong when Covid-19 spread around the world-and why. Gripping,terrifying and revealing in equal measures.''2020 was the true start of the twenty-first century,marking the death of an old world,and a recognition that new ideas in culture,politics,science and technology have become possible. Macaes does an excellent job of taking us through some core themes of the world to come.''Travelling through Covid exposes the reality of our leaders and lives. Maes shows us why that matters not just for the pandemic but for life itself. This is a compelling polemic worth reading slowly,during another lockdown,perhaps.''An important book. Bruno Macaes once again asks the crucial questions.'
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