A sharp vision of our changing world order as Covid and climate breakdown usher in a new 'survival of the fittest'.

How well have different cultures and societies responded, and could this become a turning point in the flow of history?

Before Covid, a new competition was already arising between alternative geopolitical models-but the context of this clash wasn't yet clear. What if it takes place on neutral ground? In a state of nature, with few or no political rules, amid quickly evolving chaos? When the greatest threat to national security is no longer other states, but the environment itself, which countries might rise to the top?

This book explores how Covid-19 has already transformed the global system, and how it serves as a prelude to a planet afflicted by climate change. Bruno Macaes is one of the first to see the pandemic as the dawn of a new strategic era, heralding a profoundly changed world-political landscape.

Cover image: Ludwig Meidner, 'Apocalyptic City', 1913. (c) Ludwig Meidner-Archiv, Judisches Museum der Stadt Frankfurt am Main

About the Author
Bruno Macaes was the Portuguese Europe minister from 2013-2015, and he currently writes a column for the New Statesman. He is the author of The Dawn of Eurasia; Belt and Road; History Has Begun; and Geopolitics for the End Time.

Reviews
'Perceptive.' -- The Economist
'Refreshing.' -- Simon Jenkins, New Statesman
'Provocative and original.' -- Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Financial Times
'Endlessly inventive, restlessly cosmopolitan, Bruno Macaes has written an essential book with which to think about the Covid crisis and its implications for our future.' -- Professor Adam Tooze, historian and author of 'Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World'
'With typical panache, Macaes set out the story of what went wrong when Covid-19 spread around the world--and why. Gripping, terrifying and revealing in equal measures.' -- Professor Peter Frankopan, author of 'The Silk Roads: A New History of the World'
'2020 was the true start of the twenty-first century, marking the death of an old world, and a recognition that new ideas in culture, politics, science and technology have become possible. Macaes does an excellent job of taking us through some core themes of the world to come.' -- Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum and Bitcoin Magazine
'Travelling through Covid exposes the reality of our leaders and lives. Macaes shows us why that matters not just for the pandemic but for life itself. This is a compelling polemic worth reading slowly, during another lockdown, perhaps.' -- Tom Tugendhat, Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling
'An important book. Bruno Macaes once again asks the crucial questions.' -- Ece Temelkuran, journalist, novelist, political commentator and author of 'How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship'



Book Information
ISBN 9781787385542
Author Bruno Macaes
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd