Лучшие времена, худшие времена

В декаде заканчивается конец Second World War, it has been widely assumed the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed. However, events in early years the twenty-first century – first, the 2003 war with Iraq and its chaotic aftermath and, second, the financial crash of 2008 - have threatened the general acceptance that continued progress under of the western powers is the only way forwards. И как американские путешествия вдохновляют, и Европа будет идти по аустерити политиков и populist национализм, по борьбе с consensus looks less and less secure. But is this really the worst of times? В forensic examination of the world will now live in, окликнутый историк Michael Burleigh sets out to answer that question. Who could have imaginated that China would champion globalization and lead the battle on climate change? Или что post-Soviet Russia might present greater threat to the world's stability than ISIS? And while we may be on cusp of still more dramatic change, perhaps risks will – in time – bring not only change but a wholly positive transformation.