Jak vládnou světu - 22 strategií globální moci – Banos Pedro (2021)

Is there anything more subordinate than global politics? Wherever you turn - Europe, Russia, China, Korea, Syria, the Middle East - we live in an era of global geopolitical power games. One of the insiders of this closed world, Pedro Banos reveals that however polished it may seem through PR political diplomacy, the world of geopolitics is a world of war and conflict through strategic means, where countries have sought governance and power over their rivals since the dawn of time. Banos presents this high-stakes game as a series of 22 universal rules for acting and exerting influence in the international sphere. Each principle is contextualized in both classical and modern history, from Bismarck to Kissinger, but also relates to the contemporary world of Trump, Putin, and Xi Jinping. With titles like 'Kicking Away the Ladder', 'The Tower of Champagne Glasses', 'The Madman', and 'The Mule and the Saddlebags', this book is a practical set of engagement rules that anyone can enjoy. Banos presents a collection written with the philosophical aphoristic timelessness of von Bulow, Sun Tzu, or Machiavelli. He has created an absolutely captivating manual on the secrets of how strategic power truly works. To the west of our borders...