The Triangle of Power
Rebalancing the New World Order
Biteback Publishing
Published on 13. January 2026
Book
Hardback
978-1-83736-030-7 (ISBN)
Description
In The Triangle of Power,
Finnish President Alexander Stubb argues that we are living through a hinge
moment in history, akin to 1918, 1945 or 1989. A new international system is
taking shape, driven by three major forces: the Global West, the Global East
and the Global South. At the centre is the escalating competition between the
United States and China, as both try to forge bilateral deals
and regional alliances, but it is the Global South that will ultimately
determine whether the future tilts toward cooperation or fragmentation.
Drawing on decades at the front lines of diplomacy, and blending
personal insight with political and academic experience, Stubb delivers a
passionate call for values-based realism and dignified foreign
policy - and warns that unless the West learns to listen, it will lose
its place in the world it once led.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb argues that we are living through a hinge
moment in history, akin to 1918, 1945 or 1989. A new international system is
taking shape, driven by three major forces: the Global West, the Global East
and the Global South. At the centre is the escalating competition between the
United States and China, as both try to forge bilateral deals
and regional alliances, but it is the Global South that will ultimately
determine whether the future tilts toward cooperation or fragmentation.
Drawing on decades at the front lines of diplomacy, and blending
personal insight with political and academic experience, Stubb delivers a
passionate call for values-based realism and dignified foreign
policy - and warns that unless the West learns to listen, it will lose
its place in the world it once led.
Reviews / Votes
"IfI was asked to choose any leader in Europe to lead a discussion of the state of
the world, I would choose Alex Stubb. This is a book that policymakers and the
public need to read." --William
Hague
"This
book could not be more timely or necessary." --Fiona Hill
"A
bold attempt at a geopolitical synthesis by one of those rare scholars who can
not only talk the talk but also walk the walk in the corridors of power." --Niall
Ferguson
"Alexander
Stubb is one of the most incisive, experienced and thoughtful political leaders
in Europe today. One can only hope that Europe will listen to his advice." --Timothy
Garton Ash
"Alexander
Stubb is a rare, perhaps unique, figure who manages to combine the role of head
of state and public intellectual. In his new book he describes the emerging new
world order with insight and authority." --Gideon Rachman
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
304 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83736-030-7 (9781837360307)
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Person
Alexander Stubb is the 13th President of Finland and a
former Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Finance Minister. He was Director
and Professor at the School of Transnational Governance at the European
University Institute and Vice-President of the European Investment Bank and
holds degrees from Furman University and the College of Europe and a PhD from
the London School of Economics. The author of some twenty books, he is also an
avid triathlete and lives in Helsinki.
former Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Finance Minister. He was Director
and Professor at the School of Transnational Governance at the European
University Institute and Vice-President of the European Investment Bank and
holds degrees from Furman University and the College of Europe and a PhD from
the London School of Economics. The author of some twenty books, he is also an
avid triathlete and lives in Helsinki.