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Odd Arne Westad is the Elihu Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University. An acclaimed scholar of modern international and global history, he is a fellow of the Briitsh Academy and Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. His previous books include The Cold War, which won the Bancroft Prize, Restless Empire, winner of the Asia Society Book Award, and with J. M. Roberts, The Penguin History of the World.
The Coming Storm seeks to make of the current geopolitical chaos by drawing parallels between now and the years before 1914 ... his comparisons are always thought-provoking and often accurate -- Jonathan Boff * Spectator * The world we are entering bears striking similarities to that of the late 19th and early 20th Century, as Britain's hegemony began to give way and a rising Germany sought its place in the sun. Historical analogies are usually difficult to sustain, but Westad brings so much erudition, intelligence, and insight to the table. This is a short book on a big subject that will make you think long after you put it down -- Fareed Zakaria A passionate and informed warning about the very real prospects today for Great Power war in light of the origins of World War I. Westad recognizes analogies need not be fate and proposes policies needed to avert catastrophe. Can we and our leaders walk the knife-edge? -- Charles S. Maier
