âForeign policy whiz kidâ (The New York Times Book Review) Parag Khanna reveals âa dazzling distillation of the history of the world from an Asian perspectiveâŠthorough and clear, offering abundant food for thoughtâ (Kirkus Reviews).
The âAsian Centuryâ is even bigger than you think. Far greater than just China, the new Asian system taking shape is a multi-civilizational order spanning Saudi Arabia to Japan, Russia to Australia, Turkey to Indonesia that together represent 40 percent of global GDP. Asia is rapidly returning to the centuries-old patterns of commerce, conflict, and cultural exchange that thrived long before European colonialism and American dominance. Asians will determine their own futureâand as they collectively assert their interests around the world, they will determine ours as well.
In âan authoritative book that may well become a standardâ (Financial Times), Parag Khanna explains how Asiaâs complexity has led to common misdiagnoses: Western thinking on Asia conflates the entire region with China, predicts imminent World War III around every corner, and regularly forecasts debt-driven collapse for the regionâs major economies. But in reality, the region is experiencing a confident new wave of growth led by younger societies from India to the Philippines, nationalist leaders have put aside territorial disputes in favor of integration, and todayâs infrastructure investments are the platform for the next generation of digital innovation.
If the nineteenth century featured the Europeanization of the world, and the twentieth century its Americanization, then the twenty-first century is the time of Asianization. From investment portfolios and trade wars to Hollywood movies and university admissions, no aspect of life is immune from Asianization. âThe Future Is Asian offers a valuable and thoroughly researched analysis of one course that the region may takeâ (The Wall Street Journal).