Geo Politics - The Condrivers of Unpeace

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i argue that a connectivity, the kind of ties that bind us together is also driving us apart and creating set of reasons why there's conflict between people. And i compare geo politics to a loveless marriage that's going wrong. It's the very things that bring the couple together good times that become the ways that they try and hurt each other in the bad time. We're many the things which were thought of as opportunities now suddenly feel quite scary and quite risky.

A more interconnected world was supposed to bring us closer together, but Mark Leonard, director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, says the opposite has occurred. He joins Carl Miller to discuss his new book The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict, which argues that technology and a lack of joined up thinking is affecting communication on every level. From standoffs between nation states to individuals hurling insults on social media, Mark identifies how connectivity is being mismanaged and exploited during an era in which defining narratives are ever more elusive to pin down. To find out more about the book click here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-age-of-unpeace/mark-leonard/9780552178273

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