The Next World War: The new age of global conflict and the fight to stop it
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The Next World War: The new age of global conflict and the fight to stop it
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Peter Apps
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From the corridors of power in Washington, Whitehall, Moscow and Beijing to the new frontlines of conflict in Ukraine, Taiwan, cyberspace and even the far side of the moon, Peter Apps unflinchingly explores the fault lines where global peace is already starting to unravel.
Featuring the voices of the commanders, diplomats and technologists already shaping history, as well as the nervous conscripts and ordinary people directly caught up in events, The Next World War examines the real-world effects of this new era of global confrontation. For some - including millions of citizens told to stockpile food and water and prepare for potential mass disruption - it still may not feel entirely real. But for Russia, China and their growing 'axis of upheaval', today's conflicts represent a growing opportunity to reshape the world as they would like it - leading to potential disaster for the West if it cannot heed the warnings in time.
From the return of Cold War-style atomic threats to new forms of sabotage and 'hybrid warfare', the battle for global dominance is already firmly underway. The Next World War is the book you need to understand the growing precariousness of our current situation - and the unending battle to stop it escalating past the point of no return.©2026 Peter Apps (P)2026 Headline Publishing Group Limited
Critic Reviews
Gripping and important ... A warning order for the future (General Sir Tim Radford KCB DSO OBE)
Reads like a real-life geopolitical thriller ... The fact it doesn't feel like scaremongering says a lot about the state of the world (Jonn Elledge, author of A History of the World in 47 Borders)
Sweeping and compelling, with plenty of human stories that really pull you in. A must-read book from the expert I go to when I really want to get a sense of where things might be going (Anna-Joy Rickard, Great British Foreign Affairs podcast)
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