THE SECOND WORLD HOW EMERGING POWERS ARE REDEFINING GLOBAL COMPETITION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY P – PARAG KHANNA

At the end of the Cold War, we found ourselves living in a world with one superpower, the United States. Now, at the start of the twenty-first century, Parag Khanna argues powerfully that the moment of American supremacy is over, brought about by the increasing influence of what he terms the Second World: Eastern Europe, Central Asia, South America, the Middle East and East Asia. Travelling from Azerbaijan to Venezuela, China s hinterlands to Gaddafi s Libya, Parag Khanna explores these countries and their global significance. For as the three superpowers – the US, the EU and China – compete for influence in the Second World, citizens of these countries can already feel the these imperial forces exerting their influence and affecting the global balance of power. In a bold and provocative style, The Second World makes clear what s at stake, for whoever dominates the Second World will lead the twenty-first century – or become a part of the Second World itself.