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'Crucial reading on why our global order has come apart at the seams '- WILLIAM HAGUE 'A thoughtful, thought-provoking and clear-eyed assessment of a rapidly changing world - and an urgent call to action' - PETER FRANKOPAN 'An expert voice for troubled times ' - JOHN KERRY 'A fresh, provocative, and terrifying portrait of the crumbling world order' - RORY STEWART 'Engaging and insightful, this book ... offers practical steps that world leaders and everyday citizens alike can take to navigate them with purpose' - GENERAL JIM MATTIS, USMC RTD An urgent call-to-action outlining how we can prevent a global conflict in the near-future from Tobias Ellwood, former soldier, Foreign Minister, Defence Minister and Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee. As the global order fractures, conflict is returning - and we are not prepared. Another world war is no longer unthinkable. But unlike the last, it will not be fought on a single front. Instead, there will be multiple conflicts, across multiple domains, including Russia and Ukraine, Iran and the United States. A new cold war has already begun, where influence, information and ideology are weaponised, and America and China compete to shape the future. How did we get here? What must be done? And where is the statecraft needed to prevent a slide into World War Three? In Ten Steps to Prevent World War Three, Tobias Ellwood draws on frontline experience, history and geopolitical insight to set out a clear and urgent plan: rebuilding our hard power, restoring our soft power, strengthening alliances, and creating the off-ramps needed to step back from the brink. The stakes could not be higher. But the future is not yet decided. These are the steps that will lead us out of conflict and into a better world.

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A fresh, provocative, and terrifying portrait of the crumbling world order by a man with an intimate personal experience of defence, terrorism, politics, and foreign affairs, reflecting his striking physical and moral courage. * Rory Stewart * This book provides much-needed thinking on why the international rules-based system has come apart at the seams, while setting out ten bold proposals for stitching it back together again. Crucial reading for anyone who wants to see the West shake itself out of its golden age of complacency... crucial reading on why our global order has come apart at the seams. * William Hague * This is a smart and considered book everyone should read. Tobias Ellwood takes the big, complicated forces shaping our troubled world and explains them with clarity and urgency. If you want to consider how close we are to a global conflict and what could prevent it... start here. * Kay Burley * Tobias Ellwood draws on history and his own experience in government and the military to deliver a very compelling assessment of the threats defining our era. Engaging and insightful, this book maps the challenges ahead with precision and offers practical steps that world leaders and everyday citizens alike can take to navigate them with purpose. * General Jim Mattis (USMC - retired) * An expert voice for troubled times - compelling, persuasive and prescient * John Kerry * A chilling foretaste of what could be to come with compelling research and inside knowledge, written at the pace of a page-turning novel. It can only be hoped those in power look and learn. * Nick Ferrari * Tobias Ellwood tackles the issues our political class have been avoiding. He catalogues with uncomfortable clarity Western drift in the face of assertive and ambitious authoritarianism, and sets out what must be done while there is still time. Informed, direct, and strategically serious - exactly the kind of intervention the moment of peril demands.' * Lord Sedwill, former cabinet secretary and national security adviser * A welcome and timely call to arms to rebuild our resilience and ditch the continuity complacency that has left us so vulnerable and bewildered. Critically, Tobias reminds us that we are capable of achieving this, it is just a matter of political will. * Penny Mordaunt * Tobias Ellwood draws deeply on his experience as soldier and politician for this razor-sharp analysis of our disordered world, coupled with wise advice on to avoid disaster. Strongly recommended. * Peter Ricketts *

This book provides much-needed thinking on why the international rules-based system has come apart at the seams, while setting out ten bold proposals for stitching it back together again. Crucial reading for anyone who wants to see the West shake itself out of its golden age of complacency... crucial reading on why our global order has come apart at the seams. * William Hague * A thoughtful, thought-provoking and clear-eyed assessment of a rapidly changing world - and an urgent call to action * Peter Frankopan * An expert voice for troubled times - compelling, persuasive and prescient * John Kerry * A fresh, provocative, and terrifying portrait of the crumbling world order by a man with an intimate personal experience of defence, terrorism, politics, and foreign affairs, reflecting his striking physical and moral courage. * Rory Stewart * Tobias Ellwood draws on history and his own experience in government and the military to deliver a very compelling assessment of the threats defining our era. Engaging and insightful, this book maps the challenges ahead with precision and offers practical steps that world leaders and everyday citizens alike can take to navigate them with purpose. * General Jim Mattis (USMC - retired) * A welcome and timely call to arms to rebuild our resilience and ditch the continuity complacency that has left us so vulnerable and bewildered. Critically, Tobias reminds us that we are capable of achieving this, it is just a matter of political will. * Penny Mordaunt * This is a smart and considered book everyone should read. Tobias Ellwood takes the big, complicated forces shaping our troubled world and explains them with clarity and urgency. If you want to consider how close we are to a global conflict and what could prevent it... start here. * Kay Burley * A chilling foretaste of what could be to come with compelling research and inside knowledge, written at the pace of a page-turning novel. It can only be hoped those in power look and learn. * Nick Ferrari * Tobias Ellwood tackles the issues our political class have been avoiding. He catalogues with uncomfortable clarity Western drift in the face of assertive and ambitious authoritarianism, and sets out what must be done while there is still time. Informed, direct, and strategically serious - exactly the kind of intervention the moment of peril demands.' * Lord Sedwill, former cabinet secretary and national security adviser * Tobias Ellwood draws deeply on his experience as soldier and politician for this razor-sharp analysis of our disordered world, coupled with wise advice on to avoid disaster. Strongly recommended. * Peter Ricketts *

A fresh, provocative, and terrifying portrait of the crumbling world order by a man with an intimate personal experience of defence, terrorism, politics, and foreign affairs, reflecting his striking physical and moral courage. * Rory Stewart * This book provides much-needed thinking on why the international rules-based system has come apart at the seams, while setting out ten bold proposals for stitching it back together again. Crucial reading for anyone who wants to see the West shake itself out of its golden age of complacency... crucial reading on why our global order has come apart at the seams. * William Hague * This is a smart and considered book everyone should read. Tobias Ellwood takes the big, complicated forces shaping our troubled world and explains them with clarity and urgency. If you want to consider how close we are to a global conflict and what could prevent it... start here. * Kay Burley * Tobias Ellwood draws on history and his own experience in government and the military to deliver a very compelling assessment of the threats defining our era. Engaging and insightful, this book maps the challenges ahead with precision and offers practical steps that world leaders and everyday citizens alike can take to navigate them with purpose. * General Jim Mattis (USMC - retired) * An expert voice for troubled times - compelling, persuasive and prescient * John Kerry *

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Tobias Ellwood is a leading expert and commentator in the fields of geopolitics, foreign relations, military strategy, terrorism, defence, British politics, Ukraine, the Middle East, and NATO. His insights are informed by nearly two decades as a Member of Parliament (UK), during which he also served as a Foreign Minister, Defence Minister, and Chair of the House of Commons Defence Committee. This extensive leadership placed him at the forefront of UK foreign relations and security. Ellwood's distinguished career began long before his time in Parliament. As an officer in the British Army's Royal Green Jackets, he gained firsthand experience in military operations-experience that has deeply influenced his strategic approach to defence and international policy. Over the years, Ellwood's engagements have ranged from private tea with Vladimir Putin, where he observed the inner workings of Russian diplomacy, to working closely with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on critical Middle East policy initiatives.

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