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World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
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In World on the Brink, security expert Dmitri Alperovitch makes the case that we are already in the midst of Cold War II with China, and that Taiwan is the perilous strategic flashpoint of this new conflict that risks triggering a devastating war between major nuclear...
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See moreA leading national security expert, who publicly predicted Vladimir Putin's intention to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine months before it took place, lays out the case for why China's Xi Jinping is preparing to conquer Taiwan in the coming years and the dire stakes for America and the whole world if he is not deterred.
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Description
In World on the Brink, security expert Dmitri Alperovitch makes the case that we are already in the midst of Cold War II with China, and that Taiwan is the perilous strategic flashpoint of this new conflict that risks triggering a devastating war between major nuclear powers, in a similar role that West Berlin nearly played during Cold War I.
Laying out the comprehensive strategy to deter war and maintain the U.S. place as the world's leading superpower in the face of a rising China, Alperovitch breaks down not only the significant weaknesses that can prevent China from surpassing the United States, but also the key policies that will enable America to maintain primacy even as China ramps up its efforts.
As Alperovitch explains, we must play to our strengths and address our weaknesses, using our leverage as the strongest nation on the planet to tactfully navigate the next Cold War. This sharp, timely book is the essential blueprint for doing just that.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781541704695
Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format: Paperback / softback
Country: United States
Imprint: PublicAffairs,U.S.
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Dmitri Alperovitch is the cofounder and executive chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, a non-profit focused on advancing American prosperity and global leadership in the 21st century and beyond. He is also the cofounder of the leading cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Inc. Alperovitch is currently a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center's Defending Digital Democracy Project and at the Atlantic Council. Prior to founding CrowdStrike, he was a Vice President of Threat Research at McAfee, where he led the company's global Internet threat intelligence analysis and investigations.
Garrett M. Graff is a journalist and historian who has spent nearly two decades covering politics, technology, and national security. The former editor of POLITICO Magazine and a current contributor to WIRED and CNN, Graff also serves as the founding director of the Aspen Institute's cybersecurity program. He is the author of multiple books, including the New York Times bestseller The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11, and most recently Watergate: A New History.Also by Garrett M Graff
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