The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order - Tapa dura

Describes the key role of Second World countries that will play an important role in shaping the future; the competition among the European Union, China, and the U.S. to shape the world order; the precarious future of Second World nations whose resources represent critical assets for the three superpowers; and the need for America to rethink its approach to world affairs. 40,000 first printing.

Parag Khanna directs the Global Governance Initiative in the American Strategy Program of the New America Foundation. He has been a fellow at the Brookings Institution and worked for the World Economic Forum and the Council on Foreign Relations. During 2007, he was a senior geopolitical advisor to U.S. Special Operations Command. Born in India, Khanna was raised in the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Germany. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and is completing his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics. He has written for major global publications such as The New York Times and Financial Times and appeared on CNN and other television media around the world. Having traveled in close to one hundred countries. He is a member of the Explorers Club.