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In the multipolar “Wolf Word,” Europe must reorganize itself to maintain peace and stability as conflict erupts around the globe. Wars rage in Europe and the Middle East, while tensions in East Asia threaten to ignite another. Enter the power-driven Wolf World, where the law of the jungle prevails. Marc Saxer argues that this dangerous world was brought about by the twin crisis of liberalism, which fuels illiberal revolts against liberal democracies and has led to the collapse of the liberal world order. He examines how, after the end of Pax Americana, major and minor powers navigate the geopolitical competition and geoeconomic disruption shaping an asymmetrical multipolar world. Drawing on the historical experiences and philosophies that inform alternative concepts of order in non-Western civilizations, Saxer explores how a multipolar rules-based order could stabilize the Wolf World.

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A true masterclass by a top global thinker on this all-consequential issue of the evolving global order. Marc has been candid in elucidating on the uncertainty of the future. 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

A true masterclass by a top global thinker on this all-consequential issue of the evolving global order. Marc has been candid in elucidating on the uncertainty of the future. 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 Marc Saxer's Geopolitical Conflict in the Wolf World is essential reading for Asian scholars navigating the post-liberal order. Saxer's scintillating analysis 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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