Inquiring Minds Book Club -The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History by Odd Arne Westad

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Teaneck - Auditorium. The great majority of people alive today have come of age in a world of remarkable stability, presided over by either one or two superpowers. This is not to say the world has been peaceful; but it has, to an extent, been predictable. As an increasing number of Great Powers now jostle for regional supremacy, our world has become more fragile, unpredictable – and combustible. To understand the threats that face us in this complex new terrain, we must look to the lessons of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century – a time when Great Powers clashed and sought regional dominance, when nationalism and populism were on the rise, and many felt that globalization had failed them: a time, in other words, that carries eerie parallels with our own. Copies of the book will be available to pick up at the Teaneck Library one month before the meeting. No registration required.

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