The Absent Superpower
The Shale Revolution and a World Without America
Get The Book — Amazon, Opens in a new window.About The Absent Superpower
Peter Zeihan connects the shale-energy revolution with the United States’ incentives to sustain the international arrangements it helped establish.
The book considers how changes in energy production and strategic priorities could alter relationships among countries and regions.
It extends the geographic argument of The Accidental Superpower into a discussion of American engagement and the consequences of a changing global role.
Why I include it
I use Zeihan’s argument to think about selective American engagement and the uneven attention given to conflicts around the world.
