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The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World
Book • 2025
The book explains how Eurasia has been the center of twentieth-century geopolitics due to its strategic geography, technological revolutions, and the rise of ideologies of conquest.
It discusses how autocratic powers have sought dominance in Eurasia, while offshore sea powers like the UK and the US have aimed to maintain balance and democracy.
The book highlights the ongoing rivalries between the US and authoritarian states like China, Russia, and Iran, and the implications for global security and democracy in the twenty-first century.
It discusses how autocratic powers have sought dominance in Eurasia, while offshore sea powers like the UK and the US have aimed to maintain balance and democracy.
The book highlights the ongoing rivalries between the US and authoritarian states like China, Russia, and Iran, and the implications for global security and democracy in the twenty-first century.
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Recommended by Mark Leonard as a book explaining the Eurasian century and the geopolitical tensions involving the US and the authoritarian axis of China, Iran and Russia.
Hot and cold wars: How Eurasia shaped the modern geopolitical world
