Great Powers: America and the World After Bush

I have only one perk as a blogger, people tend to send me their books. I intend to do a book review at the year end of the blog (June) of the various books I’ve been sent or have read over the past year. It is kind of a cool perk actually, I love reading and sometimes I end up reading a really interesting book that is otherwise obscure. Of the many, one book I've read in the last year really resonated with me though.

I really don't know how Thomas Barnett does it, but he has a way of taking complexity and making it both interesting and easy to understand, and as a fan of history I absolutely loved this book. I've been waiting for the release, which was officially yesterday, because there are many aspects of the book I want to discuss in context of the naval discussions usually found here.

Great Powers: America and the World After Bush is the book for those who want to learn what thinking strategic means. It is quite unconventional, and that is what makes it excellent. A must read in uncertain times.

This book will be discussed quite a bit on the blog in the near future.