In these times, the greatest challenges facing us are neither ideological or military. Rather, they concern demographics, biotechnology, robotism, informational technology and financial exchange. Region by region, Paul Kennedy analyses the attributes of different countries. An indispensable book to understanding the world today and preparing for the world of tomorrow.A specialist in geopolitics and the history of international relations, Paul Kennedy is the author of The Rise and the Fall of the Superpowers. He is a professor at Yale University in the United States.