Monsoon: The Indian Ocean And The Battle For Supremacy In The 21st Century

Synopsis

In what region of the world can we best glimpse the future? For most of the twentieth century, Europe dominated global attention. Two world wars were won and lost on its battlefields, and the great ideological struggles of the Cold War were played out in its cities. The Atlantic Ocean was the locus of international power.This is no longer the case, as bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan proves in Monsoon. He shows how the rise of China, India, Pakistan and Indonesia, among others, represents a crucial shift in the global balance of power. It is in "Monsoon Asia" that the fight for democracy, energy independence and religious freedom will be lost or won. It is here that European and American interests are being replaced by Chinese and Indian influences, and where the often tense dialogue is taking place between Islam and the West. And it is towards this region that global powers need to shift their focus if they are to remain dominant in the new century."An intellectual treat. Beautiful writing is not incompatible with geopolitical imagination and historical flair!" Zbigniew Brzezinski, former US national security advisor "Kaplan is a landscape artist who covers the world with extraordinary perception and insight and paints brilliant portraits of people, places, history, geopolitics, religion, and big ideas. As usual, Kaplan is one step ahead of everyone else as he explores how global power is shifting." Ahmed Rashid, author of Descent into Chaos