The Age of the Unthinkable By Ramo Joshua Cooper
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For Decades American policy has been based on the seductive belief that there exists throughout the world a logical relationship between democracy and stability between the might of the state and the success of a society Just a few years into a new century we ve arrived at a moment of unthinkable peril and incredible opportunity In the New York Times bestseller The Age of the Unthinkable Ramo offers a new model for thriving in an era of the unexpected Drawing upon history economics complexity theory immunology and human psychology Ramo describes a landscape of inherent unpredictability and remarkable possibility Finding surprising lessons from people as diverse as Silicon Valley titans Islamic terror groups spymasters and videogamers he reveals a breathtaking hopeful new framework for facing the challenges ahead Today the very ideas that made America great imperil its future Our plans go awry and policies fail History s grandest war against terrorism creates more terrorists Global capitalism intended to improve lives increases the gap between rich and poor Decisions made to stem a financial crisis guarantee its worsening Environmental strategies to protect species lead to their extinction The traditional physics of power has been replaced by something radically different In The Age of the Unthinkable Joshua Cooper Ramo puts forth a revelatory new model for understanding our dangerously unpredictable world Drawing upon history economics complexity theory psychology immunology and the science of networks he describes a new landscape of inherent unpredictability and remarkable wonderful possibility