The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy versus Autocracy from the Ancient World to the U.S. and China
Written by Matthew Kroenig
Narrated by Joel Richards
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Brilliant and engagingly written, The Return of Great Power Rivalry argues that this conventional wisdom is wrong. Drawing on an extraordinary range of historical evidence and the works of figures like Herodotus, Machiavelli, and Montesquieu and combining it with cutting-edge social science research, Matthew Kroenig advances the riveting argument that democracies tend to excel in great power rivalries. He contends that democracies actually have unique economic, diplomatic, and military advantages in long-run geopolitical competitions. He considers autocratic advantages as well, but shows that these are more than outweighed by their vulnerabilities. By advancing a "hard-power" argument for democracy, Kroenig demonstrates that despite its many problems, the US is better positioned to maintain a global leadership role than either Russia or China.
Matthew Kroenig
Matthew Kroenig is internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on Iran’s nuclear program. From 2010 to 2011, he was a Special Advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he worked on defense policy and strategy for Iran. He has also worked as a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is associate professor and international relations field chair in the department of government at Georgetown University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council, and author of Exporting the Bomb.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Well researched account of Rise of democracy, periods of turbulence & the key to remaining Global power right from Athens vs Persians to US vs Beijing!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great and necessary reading for the current days. Highly recommended reading!