World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
by Dmitri Alperovitch
View on GoodreadsPicture a Chinese invasion of Taiwan just after the 2028 US presidential election, which is where the book begins. Dmitri Alperovitch and Garrett M. Graff argue you're already in a second Cold War with a rival four times America's population and readier to bend rules than the Soviet Union, and that deterrence means playing for time.
Core ideas
- Why Taiwan: The island makes close to 40 percent of the world's new computing power each year, which is why it's the likeliest flashpoint.
- Four pillars: Enable innovation, defend it, strengthen alliances and avoid strategic distractions, with semiconductors and immigration reform for skilled workers near the top.
- Allies without affection: Partners don't need to like America, in the authors' view. They only need to share its concern about China.
Published2024
Pages400
ISBN9781541704091
ReadJun 2024
