The Absent Superpower
The Shale Revolution and a World Without America
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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
Why do some conflicts command American attention while others barely register? Zeihan’s argument about selective engagement gives that question useful context. It follows naturally from the geographic advantages explored in The Accidental Superpower.
