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War is Interested in You

byGideon Rachman

The Breakdown of International Order and the Threat of World War Three

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A long period of peace and stable relations between the world’s most powerful nations is coming to an end.

Major wars have broken out in Europe and the Middle East, tensions are rising in East Asia, world leaders have spoken publicly about the possibility of a third world war, and intelligence agencies have never seen the world in a more dangerous and precarious state.

Making use of Rachman’s unique, unparalleled access to leaders in political and intelligence spheres around the globe and full of extremely well-informed and insightful analysis, WAR IS INTERESTED IN YOU explores how we got to this point in global affairs and, crucially, what happens next – in this case, the increasing risk of global conflict.

As Leon Trotsky once put it – ‘You may not be interested in war. But war is interested in you.’

If there is one person you absolutely need to read on where the world is going, it is Gideon Rachman. War is Interested in You is an urgent, beautifully written and rather terrifying book which makes clear that war is ever with us, ineradicable, and about to turn nastier than ever. I could not recommend it more strongly

Amol Rajan

About Gideon Rachman

Gideon Rachman is the chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times. He is the author of Zero-Sum World: Politics, Power and Prosperity after the Crash, Easternisation: War and Peace in the Asian Century and The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World. In 2016 he won the Orwell Prize for Journalism and was named Commentator of the Year at the European Press Prize awards. He also hosts the weekly podcast, The Rachman Review, which won international podcast of the year at the Political Podcast Awards in 2025.
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  • Imprint: Bodley Head
  • ISBN: 9781847928986
  • Length: 336 pages
  • Price: £25.00
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