‘In the twenty-first century, power is easier to get, harder to use and easier to lose’, states Moisés Naím in his book The End of Power. In this review we outline his key ideas, which explain why power scattered among many actors, agents of new micropowers, poses one of the greatest current challenges.
Cuprins
The decay of power
Making sense of power
How power got big
How power lost its edge
Why are landslides, majorities and mandates endangered species? The decay of power in national politics
Pentagons versus pirates – the decaying power of large armies
Whose world it be? Vetoes, Resistance, and Leaks or Why Geopolitics Is Turning Upside Down
Business as unusual – corporate dominance under siege
Hypercompetition for your soul, heart and brain
The decay of power Is the Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?
Power is decaying. So what? What to do?