From the bestselling author of Balkan Ghosts and The Ends of the Earth comes a
fascinating new book on the imminent global chaos that is as brilliant as it is
necessary, as original as it is controversial.
The end of the Cold War has not ushered in the global peace and prosperity that
many had anticipated. Environmental degradation is causing the rampant spread of
famine and disease, and a rising number of nations are being torn by violent
wars of fierce tribalism and trenchant regionalism. Our newest democracies, such
as Russia and Venezuela, are bloody maelstroms of violence and crime, while
America is beset with an