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World on the Brink
- Author
- Garrett M. Graff
- Narrator
- Will Collyer
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 30 April 2024
- Run Time
- 14 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The national security expert who predicted Putin’s invasion of Ukraine argues that Xi Jinping is preparing to conquer Taiwan—with dire global stakes if he is not deterred
“An excellent source.” —Economist
We are fully in the midst of Cold War II, this time with China. Taiwan is a new West Berlin, a perilous strategic flashpoint where localized events could trigger a devastating war between nuclear powers.
But this outcome is far from inevitable. Laying out the grand strategy for the United States and allies to avoid this fate, the highly respected security analyst Dmitri Alperovitch, who was one of the first to publicly predict Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, reveals key actions that could enable America to win the race for the twenty-first century. This sharp, timely book is the essential blueprint for preventing a catastrophe.
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Details
- Author
- Garrett M. Graff
- Narrator
- Will Collyer
- Duration
- 14 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 April 2024
- ISBN
- 9781668638101
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Politics and government, Warfare and defence, International relations, Asian history
Synopsis
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The national security expert who predicted Putin’s invasion of Ukraine argues that Xi Jinping is preparing to conquer Taiwan—with dire global stakes if he is not deterred “An excellent source.” —Economist We are fully in the midst of Cold War II, this time with China. Taiwan is a new West Berlin, a perilous strategic flashpoint where localized events could trigger a devastating war between nuclear powers.   But this outcome is far from inevitable. Laying out the grand strategy for the United States and allies to avoid this fate, the highly respected security analyst Dmitri Alperovitch, who was one of the first to publicly predict Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, reveals key actions that could enable America to win the race for the twenty-first century. This sharp, timely book is the essential blueprint for preventing a catastrophe.
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