by Ian Bremmer
First published 2021
The world faces a crisis, and globalization bears responsibility. Supporters once promised a world of winners where free trade would bring universal prosperity and liberal values would triumph over political extremes. Recent years have shattered this fantasy. Those who paid the price for globalist gains have turned to nationalist and populist politicians to express their fury against the political establishment, media, and corporate elites they blame for their losses. Nations retreat inward, people become tribal, and the project of building an open international order appears to fail. Bremmer acknowledges globalization stimulated decades of economic growth and eradicated poverty for much of humanity. But he argues its profound impact generated economic insecurity, undermined social solidarity, and marked an era of reactionary politics. All nations face a difficult choice: either build walls or renew agreements between citizens and governments in ways that allow both sides to handle a world of growing interdependence.
Genres: international-relations, political-science, economics, non-fiction, 21st-century, current-affairs
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: social-change
192 pages · Paperback · Corint Future