{"title":"Graham Allison","description":"\u003cp\u003eGraham Allison’s works explore the complexities of global power dynamics, focusing on the causes and consequences of conflict between nations. With a sharp analytical eye, his books illuminate the strategic challenges facing contemporary international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending historical insight with political analysis, Allison offers readers a profound understanding of leadership, diplomacy, and military strategy. His writing is essential for anyone interested in the forces shaping today’s world order.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"destined-for-war-by-graham-allison-9781925849981","title":"Destined for War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina and the United States are heading toward a war neither wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reason is Thucydides' Trap, a deadly pattern of structural stress that results when a rising power challenges a ruling one. This phenomenon is as old as history itself. About the Peloponnesian War that devastated ancient Greece, the historian Thucydides explained: 'It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled in Sparta that made war inevitable.' Over the past 500 years, these conditions have occurred sixteen times. War broke out in twelve of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, as an unstoppable China approaches an immovable America, and both Xi Jinping and Donald Trump promise to make their countries 'great again', the seventeenth case looks grim. Unless China is willing to scale back its ambitions or Washington can accept becoming number two in the Pacific, a trade conflict, cyberattack, or accident at sea could soon escalate into all-out war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e, the eminent Harvard scholar Graham Allison explains why Thucydides' Trap is the best lens for understanding U.S.-China relations in the twenty-first century. Through uncanny historical parallels and war scenarios, he shows how close we are to the unthinkable. Yet, stressing that war is not inevitable, Allison also reveals how clashing powers have kept the peace in the past — and what painful steps the United States and China must take to avoid disaster today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Graham Allison has been a source of inspiration for me as a student and diplomat. As with Essence of Decision, \u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e again provides us with his penetrating insights into global politics in the 21st century and beyond.'\u003cbr\u003e\n- Ban Ki-Moon, former Secretary General of the United Nations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Graham Allison is one of the keenest observers of international affairs around. He consistently brings his deep understanding of history's currents to today's most difficult challenges and makes our toughest foreign policy dilemmas accessible to experts and everyday citizens alike. That's why I regularly sought his counsel both as a senator and as vice president. In \u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e, Allison lays out one of the defining challenges of our time — managing the critical relationship between China and the United States.'\u003cbr\u003e\n- Joe Biden, former President of the United States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Can the US avoid confrontation with China? That is the geopolitical question of our age. In most cases, Thucydides was right: when a new power arises in the world, it results in a clash with the dominant power. This important and fascinating book extracts lessons for how we can avoid such a confrontation.'\u003cbr\u003e\n- Walter Isaacson, author of \u003cem\u003eSteve Jobs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Innovators\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46337763213548,"sku":"9781925849981","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18825143482873.jpg?v=1743717970"},{"product_id":"lee-kuan-yew-by-graham-allison-9780262539500","title":"Lee Kuan Yew","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the key insights and controversial opinions on globalisation, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy from grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, five years after his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCNN \"Book of the Week\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nFeaturing a foreword by Henry Kissinger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy in a series of interviews with the author of \u003cem\u003eDestined for War\u003c\/em\u003e, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you've got to read this book.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Fareed Zakaria, CNN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House; British prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair have recognised his wisdom; and business leaders from Rupert Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised his accomplishments. This book gathers key insights from interviews, speeches, and Lee's voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLee offers his assessment of China's future, asserting, among other things, that \"China will want to share this century as co-equals with the U.S.\" He affirms the United States' position as the world's sole superpower but expresses dismay at the vagaries of its political system. He offers strategic advice for dealing with China and goes on to discuss India's future, Islamic terrorism, economic growth, geopolitics and globalisation, and democracy. Lee does not pull his punches, offering his unvarnished opinions on multiculturalism, the welfare state, education, and the free market. This little book belongs on the reading list of every world leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145145659628,"sku":"9780262539500","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780262539500-lee-kuan-yew.jpg?v=1786396510"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/graham-allison.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}