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# The World: A Brief Introduction

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Review: Great into - A great introduction to a lot of world history at a high level.
Review: Understanding the World Quickly and Easily - This book will really help you understand the world better, how we got here, where we are, and where we are going. He describes the many ways in which the world has gotten better as well as the ways in which our progress is being threatened by geopolitical forces. I already knew a lot of the information he presented. However, it was all put together in a nice understandable package, which coupled with excellent analysis and common sense created a lucid overview of how the world works. I can add that the author is an experienced diplomat and he had important positions in both Bush administrations. This book features a brief summary of world history from a geopolitical perspective starting with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. The book describes the various world orders that followed, the big wars, why wars and other things happened, and how the modern world came to be. In the next part of the book, the regions of the world, he discusses how the world works and looks like in different regions around the globe. He divides the world into six regions; Europe, Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Americas. He describes each region, the history, challenges, the geopolitics, etc. Then he continues by explaining the world from a global perspective, globalization, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, climate change, migration, cyberspace, health, trade, monetary policy and development. In the last part of the book he explains the current geopolitical situation, where we came from, how it is developing, and where we might be heading. The chapter on climate change is one of the best short summaries of climate change that I’ve seen. He explains why we should take it seriously and what we can and should do it about it and why climate change could be the defining topic of this century. He points out that Bangladesh is ground zero with likely tens of millions of people being forced to move within the next decades due to sea level rise. I am interested in this topic myself, which is why I appreciated this chapter. Well climate change is, or will be, an important part of geopolitics, which is what this book is about. He criticizes the way the United States has been conducting its foreign policy the last few years, but he also criticizes other countries, especially China and Russia. He is concerned about rising nationalism, ethnocentrism, climate change, cyber-attacks, and the emergent dissolution of the liberal world order. Just a note, he does not use the word “liberal” the way it is used in US politics. Liberal world order means that free, democratic, and open nations dominate the world. In summary, this was a very interesting book and it was quite enjoyable to read. I highly recommend it.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #357,383 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #14 in Globalization & Politics #506 in World History (Books) #3,475 in Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,961) |
| Dimensions  | 5.79 x 1.5 x 8.58 inches |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 0399562397 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0399562396 |
| Item Weight  | 1.14 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 400 pages |
| Publication date  | May 12, 2020 |
| Publisher  | Penguin Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great into
*by H***L on March 19, 2026*

A great introduction to a lot of world history at a high level.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Understanding the World Quickly and Easily
*by T***N on October 5, 2020*

This book will really help you understand the world better, how we got here, where we are, and where we are going. He describes the many ways in which the world has gotten better as well as the ways in which our progress is being threatened by geopolitical forces. I already knew a lot of the information he presented. However, it was all put together in a nice understandable package, which coupled with excellent analysis and common sense created a lucid overview of how the world works. I can add that the author is an experienced diplomat and he had important positions in both Bush administrations. This book features a brief summary of world history from a geopolitical perspective starting with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. The book describes the various world orders that followed, the big wars, why wars and other things happened, and how the modern world came to be. In the next part of the book, the regions of the world, he discusses how the world works and looks like in different regions around the globe. He divides the world into six regions; Europe, Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Americas. He describes each region, the history, challenges, the geopolitics, etc. Then he continues by explaining the world from a global perspective, globalization, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, climate change, migration, cyberspace, health, trade, monetary policy and development. In the last part of the book he explains the current geopolitical situation, where we came from, how it is developing, and where we might be heading. The chapter on climate change is one of the best short summaries of climate change that I’ve seen. He explains why we should take it seriously and what we can and should do it about it and why climate change could be the defining topic of this century. He points out that Bangladesh is ground zero with likely tens of millions of people being forced to move within the next decades due to sea level rise. I am interested in this topic myself, which is why I appreciated this chapter. Well climate change is, or will be, an important part of geopolitics, which is what this book is about. He criticizes the way the United States has been conducting its foreign policy the last few years, but he also criticizes other countries, especially China and Russia. He is concerned about rising nationalism, ethnocentrism, climate change, cyber-attacks, and the emergent dissolution of the liberal world order. Just a note, he does not use the word “liberal” the way it is used in US politics. Liberal world order means that free, democratic, and open nations dominate the world. In summary, this was a very interesting book and it was quite enjoyable to read. I highly recommend it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Concise, excellent synopsis enabling better understanding of the world
*by D***R on February 14, 2021*

Admittedly, my understanding of recent history was sorely lacking after my graduation from high school and college, and this author acknowledges that this is a disheartening trend. However, this book did an excellent job of informing even the most casual consumers of world news of how to best understand the world and the challenges it faces given its history and current state. I would highly recommend this to anyone who needs to brush up on world affairs and in my opinion this should be required reading for all American citizens. The only thing preventing me from rating this more highly is its clearly liberal spin that at times is openly critical of the Trump administration, and in the "Where To Go For More" section at the end which names only liberal sources (newspapers and magazines) and nothing that is known to present fair and balanced viewpoints. He is certainly entitled to his opinions, but the criticism of non-Democratic American presidents and how their leadership and decisions have contributed to the current state of world affairs got annoying and detracted from a balanced understanding.

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