The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict

In the three decades since the end of the Cold War, global leaders have worked to create a connected world by integrating the economy, transport, and communications, breaking down borders in the hope of making war impossible. However, this has led to rising conflict at every level, from individuals on social media to full-blown war in eastern Europe. Mark Leonard, a leading authority on international relations, outlines how globalization has broken its promise to make our world safer and more prosperous and explores how we can wrest a more hopeful future from an age of unpeace.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 02 June 2022
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

In the three decades since the end of the Cold War, global leaders have been diligently striving to establish a interconnected world. They have successfully integrated the world's economy, transportation, and communications, thereby dismantling borders in the hope of rendering war obsolete. However, their inadvertent creation of a formidable arsenal of weapons for new forms of warfare has raised concerns.

Troublingly, we are witnessing escalating conflict at various levels, ranging from individuals on social media to full-blown wars in Eastern Europe. The past decade has witnessed a growing antagonism between the US, Russia, and China, as well as an inability to cooperate on global issues such as climate change and pandemic response. Moreover, the line between war and peace has become blurred, as the theatre of conflict expands to include sanctions, cyberwar, and the pressures of large migrant flows.

A renowned expert in international relations, Mark Leonard delves into the ways in which globalization has betrayed its core promise to make our world safer and more prosperous. He also offers insights on how we can reclaim a more hopeful future in an era of unpeace.

Weight: 184g
Dimension: 127 x 196 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780552178273