Sir Robin Niblett is a leading expert on international relations. He is a distinguished fellow at Chatham House, after spending 15 years as its director and chief executive until 2022, and senior adviser at Hakluyt, the British strategic advisory firm. He is also engaged by the Asia Society Policy Institute and the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC, where he was Executive Vice President for ten years. He has served as chair of several World Economic Forum councils, and advises governments and private institutions. His writing has appeared in many publications and books, but this is his first solo book.
For those seeking to get their heads round the biggest geopolitical challenges of our time, and especially the developing conflict between China and the liberal democracies, this is an excellent short guide: concise, informed, and full of insight * Sir Lawrence Freedman * An important, crystal-clear account of contemporary global geopolitics - by one of the UK's leading strategic thinkers. Essential reading -- Peter Frankopan In this timely book, Robin Niblett unveils the changing balance of power between the US and China and how it is re-defining international relations. Its clarity and simplicity make it essential reading, above all for Europeans seeking to chart a course to defend their interests and values. * Arancha González Laya, former Spanish foreign minister * An insightful, sobering and essential analysis of a shifting geo-political landscape: the players and the challenges, but also fresh thinking on how we might manage the US-China confrontation and stop the new Cold War tipping over into catastrophe. * Isabel Hilton * As the world becomes more turbulent, there is no more experienced or informed guide than Robin Niblett. He combines shrewd and detailed geopolitical analysis with a sobering but ultimately positive assessment of how the liberal world can get back on the front foot. Compelling reading for all who want to know where the world goes next. * Rana Mitter * Robin Niblett is one of the UK's finest foreign policy minds... As he rightly argues, war between the US and China is entirely avoidable. And while history provides us lessons for managing the relationship between these two great powers, it does not define their destiny -- Kevin Rudd, former prime minister of Australia and author of The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the U.S. and Xi Jinping’s China