How They Rule the World
The 22 Secret Strategies of Global Power
Published on 18. April 2019
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-5291-0286-4 (ISBN)
Description
*The International Bestseller*
Is there anything more cut-throat than global politics?
Wherever you turn - Europe, Russia, China, Korea, Syria, the Middle East - we are living in a time of global geopolitical power plays. Once an insider to this closed world, Pedro Banos reveals that however it might be smoothed over by the PR of political diplomacy, the world of geopolitics is one of war and conflict by strategic means, where countries have sought dominion and power over their rivals since the dawn of time.
Banos presents this high-stakes game as a series of 22 universal rules on how to act and exert influence in the international sphere. Each principle is contextualised in both classical and modern history, from Bismarck to Kissinger, but also related to the current world of Trump, Putin and Xi Jinping. With titles like 'Kicking Away the Ladder', 'The Tower of Champagne Glasses', 'The Madman', and 'The Mule and the Saddlebags', How They Rule the World is a practical set of rules for engagement that can be enjoyed by anyone. Written with the philosophic, aphoristic timelessness of a von Bulow, Sun Tzu or Machiavelli, Banos has created an utterly gripping manual on the secrets of how strategic power really works.
Is there anything more cut-throat than global politics?
Wherever you turn - Europe, Russia, China, Korea, Syria, the Middle East - we are living in a time of global geopolitical power plays. Once an insider to this closed world, Pedro Banos reveals that however it might be smoothed over by the PR of political diplomacy, the world of geopolitics is one of war and conflict by strategic means, where countries have sought dominion and power over their rivals since the dawn of time.
Banos presents this high-stakes game as a series of 22 universal rules on how to act and exert influence in the international sphere. Each principle is contextualised in both classical and modern history, from Bismarck to Kissinger, but also related to the current world of Trump, Putin and Xi Jinping. With titles like 'Kicking Away the Ladder', 'The Tower of Champagne Glasses', 'The Madman', and 'The Mule and the Saddlebags', How They Rule the World is a practical set of rules for engagement that can be enjoyed by anyone. Written with the philosophic, aphoristic timelessness of a von Bulow, Sun Tzu or Machiavelli, Banos has created an utterly gripping manual on the secrets of how strategic power really works.
Reviews / Votes
[Banos] does not tell us anything we do not know or suspect, but he explains, documents and summarises it in such a way that it leaves no room for doubt. How They Rule the World, now in its fifth edition, is to be read without stopping, as if it were a novel. -- Ima Sanchis * La Contra *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
555 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5291-0286-4 (9781529102864)
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Persons
Pedro Banos (Author)
Pedro Banos is a colonel in the Spanish Army and was formerly the Chief of Counter-Intelligence and Security for the European Army Corps. He is one of Europe's top specialists in geopolitics, terrorism and intelligence.
Jethro Soutar (Translator)
Jethro Soutar is a translator of Spanish and Portuguese. He is a co-founder of Ragpicker Press and Editor of Dedalus Africa. He lives in Lisbon.
Pedro Banos is a colonel in the Spanish Army and was formerly the Chief of Counter-Intelligence and Security for the European Army Corps. He is one of Europe's top specialists in geopolitics, terrorism and intelligence.
Jethro Soutar (Translator)
Jethro Soutar is a translator of Spanish and Portuguese. He is a co-founder of Ragpicker Press and Editor of Dedalus Africa. He lives in Lisbon.