Superpower: Three Choices for America's Role in the World

Written by Ian Bremmer

Narrated by Willis Sparks

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Superpower: Three Choices for America's Role in the World by Ian Bremmer, read by Willis Sparks.

Geopolitical thought leader Ian Bremmer issues a clarion call to America: redefine your place in the world, or the world will define it for you

America's identity abroad has long been defined by the second World War and years of Cold War struggle. But the new America has changed; its role and identity are in flux - and with them, the global balance of power.

In Three Choices for a Superpower, president and founder of the Eurasia Group, Ian Bremmer, calls for a completely new definition of America as a superpower - one that adheres to distinct priorities and values. He outlines the three choices facing the new America:

Be independent: America does not have an endless supply of blood and finances to spend on other nations. Rather, America will fare much better if it devotes its energies and resources to rebuilding strength from within.

Moneyball: America cannot afford every foreign fight in support of American values, but they must defend their interests wherever they are threatened. They must make tough decisions intelligently, with an open admission of America's limitations.

Be indispensable: To think that America can operate autonomously from the rest of the world is not only ignorant but also extremely dangerous. The world relies on American leadership, and America has international interests - they must continue their role as an indispensable nation and remain actively involved abroad.

As the 2016 presidential election approaches, America needs to define its responsibilities, opportunities, and most importantly, its limits. A foreign policy divided against itself cannot stand; as the world's greatest superpower, America must choose which path it will follow into the future.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Penguin UK Audio
• Release date: Jul 28, 2016
• ISBN: 9780241979563

Ian Bremmer

Ian Bremmer is president and founder of Eurasia Group, the world’s leading global research and consulting firm, and GZERO Media, a company dedicated to providing intelligent and engaging coverage of international affairs. Ian is also a frequent guest on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, the BBC, Bloomberg, and many other television stations around the world. Ian has published ten books, including the New York Times bestseller Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism which examines the rise of populism across the world. He also serves as the foreign affairs columnist and editor at large for Time magazine. He currently teaches at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and previously was a professor at New York University.

Reviews for Superpower

[sigmundfraud · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Superpower: Three Choices for America's Role in the World by Ian Bremmer, an astute and intelligent political scientist and observer, if possibly manic, has written an important book on strategic choices America must make. The book is a little textbook-y and I tired of the analogy to Moneyball, the book by Michael Lewis about the Seattle baseball team. A book that by the way was fantastic. Bremmer thinks Obama's foreign policy has been a failure which should not be surprising since he entered the White House with no foreign policy experience and doesn't seem to have supplemented it with outstanding advisors. Bremmer is arrogantly certain the Mrs. Hillary, grossly negligent Clinton will be our next president. I can't recommend this book wholeheartedly but I am glad I read it.