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A sweeping, provocative thought experiment that treats the future of global power as a grand, predictable chessboard. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Next 100 Years.
- sweeping
- cerebral
- ominous
- grand
- 01
The post-American world
Fareed Zakaria · 2008
A clear-eyed, panoramic view of a rapidly changing globe that replaces anxiety with pragmatic optimism.
- 02
The fourth turning
William Strauss; Neil Howe · 1997
A sweeping, prophetic framework that makes the chaos of modern history feel both terrifyingly inevitable and deeply orderly.
- 03
The Grand Chessboard
Zbigniew Brzezinski · 1999
A masterclass in cold, calculated geopolitical strategy that views the globe as a literal game board.
- 04
The hundred-year marathon
Michael Pillsbury
A sobering, insider's look at global power dynamics that reads like a geopolitical thriller.
- 05
Prisoners of geography
Tim Marshall
A sweeping, pragmatic look at the world map that permanently alters how you watch the evening news.
- 06
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
A clarifying, panoramic sweep of the modern world's most urgent anxieties, offering a steadying hand in an age of information overload.
- 07
The World Is Flat -A Brief History OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Thomas L. Friedman
A sweeping, anecdote-driven tour of a rapidly shrinking globe that leaves you feeling both awestruck and urgently compelled to keep pace.
- 08
Ghost fleet
Peter Warren Singer
A chillingly plausible, high-octane glimpse into the terrifying realities of near-future global warfare.
- 09
Currency wars
James Rickards
An urgent, high-stakes exploration of the hidden financial battles threatening the stability of the global economy.
- 10
The Revenge of Geography
Robert D. Kaplan
A sweeping, pragmatic exploration of how mountains, rivers, and oceans dictate the fate of empires and the future of global conflict.
- 11
Day of Empire
Amy Chua
A sweeping, macro-historical lens on the mechanics of global dominance and the surprising role of tolerance in building empires.
- 12
Why the West Rules - For Now
Ian Morris
A sweeping, God's-eye view of human history that turns millennia of data into a gripping puzzle about geography, power, and our collective future.
