After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age
Written by Paul Starobin
Narrated by Lloyd James
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Following an insightful analysis of America's global ascendancy, Starobin explores five possible scenarios for the future: an age of chaos like the one following the collapse of the Roman Empire; a multipolar order of nations in which America would be one great power among others; China becoming the dominant superpower; an age of global city-states; or a form of world government. A concluding section of the book explores how California-the eighth largest economy in the world and demographically and technologically among the most sophisticated spots on the planet-is already starting to move beyond the American Century. Thought-provoking and well argued, After America serves as an urgent catalyst to discussing America's evolving role in a dramatically changing world. Starobin's tone is sober but in the end hopeful-the world after America need not be a disaster for America, and it might even be liberating.
Paul Starobin
Paul Starobin, a former Moscow bureau chief for Businessweek and former contributing editor of The Atlantic, has been writing about Russia and Russians for more than a quarter century. He is the author of three books, including After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age, and Madness Rules the Hour: Charleston, 1860 and the Mania for War. He has written for numerous publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. He lives in Cape Cod, MA.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Weisman's World Without Us meets Klein's The Shock Doctrine. A phenomenal example of speculative nonfiction that accessibly assesses the rise and plateau of American global dominance and lays down several fascinating possibilities for the world's future. 1. Chaos 2. A Multi-Polar Order 3. China 4. Global City-States 5. World GovernmentStarobin is remarkably adept at examining those possibilities from several different angles and finding interesting anecdotes that illuminate each angle. A level analysis, and a truly thought-provoking one. Obama, take note!