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Author:   Marc Saxer
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9798216369523

Pages:   336
Publication Date:   11 June 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: The Twin Crisis of the Liberal Order 1. The Rise and Fall of the Liberal World Order 2. The Erosion of Liberal Hegemony in Western Democracies 3. The Illiberal Turn Part II: Geopolitical Competition, Geoeconomic Disruption, and the Emergence of the Wolf World 4. Geopolitics in a World of Three Primary Theatres of Conflict 5. Geo-Economic Competition Disrupts the World Economy Part III: Ordering the Wolf World 6. The Global Distribution of Power 7. Looking Beyond the West: Alternative Models of Order 8. What Order Can Stabilize the Wolf World? Part IV: Navigating the Wolf World 9. Shifting Grand Strategies for the Wolf World 10. Europe in the Wolf World: A Strategy for Survival Index About the Author

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A true masterclass by a top global thinker on the evolving global order. Decision makers around the world, and especially in the West, must read this book as a plea to realize the challenges ahead and act in the common interest of all of us, the global citizens. To say the least, Marc isn’t optimistic, and for good reason. -- Moeed Yusuf, President, Beaconhouse National University and former National Security Adviser of Pakistan One of the most comprehensive analyses yet of the unraveling of the liberal world order and the rise of asymmetric multipolarity, this book is clear-eyed, elegantly argued, and refreshingly free of nostalgia and alarmism. Its call for a Helsinki 2.0 grounded in “universality without interference,” alongside flexible Partnerships in the Middle, offers a pragmatic and imaginative blueprint for navigating great-power rivalry and sustaining cooperation in a fractured world. -- Yoon Young-kwan, Chairman of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea Saxer's scintillating analysis of the post-liberal order offers a definitive diagnosis as well as a pragmatic direction for our world in flux. Coming from a European vantage point, Saxer engages seriously and productively with non-Western traditions of statecraft including the Confucian, Hindu, and the Islamic. Saxer's call for a ‘grand bargain’ anchored in sovereignty and non-interference should resonate deeply with non-Western scholars and policy makers. -- C. Raja Mohan, Distinguished Professor, Institute of American Studies, Jindal Global University, Delhi

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Marc Saxer is a political analyst and strategist with two decades of experience in Asia, advising governments, industry, and civil society.

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