Destined for War

"Reminds us that over the last 500 years there have been 16 times in which there has been an empire challenging another. In 12 of those cases there have been wars."

"When a new power arises in the world, it results in a clash with the dominant power. This important and fascinating book extracts lessons for how we can avoid such a confrontation."

"A very smart and important book."

"Read every page… Twice."

"The most timely and important book I read [in 2018]."

"Informs the moment like Guns of August did for Kennedy in [the] Cuban Missile Crisis."