Future : Tense

Since the end of the cold war, America has emerged as the world's only military superpower. But has American hegemony made the world a safer place? And what does the future hold for life under the Pax Americana? In Future: Tense, Gwynne Dyer brilliantly analyses how increased American militarism - especially in the Middle East - is leading the world to the brink of disaster. Fringe groups of extremists - Islamist fanatics and American neo-conservatives - have set the process in motion. It is not too late to reverse it, but the clock is running. The fate of Iraq is a sideshow, and the US has used the terrorist threat as a red herring, but the attempt to preserve US military supremacy is real, and can only lead to military confrontation. Written with clarity and intelligence by one of the world's finest political commentators, Future: Tense is essential reading for anyone wanting an informed historical perspective on the shape of things to come in international relations.Dyer, Gwynne is the author of 'Future : Tense', published 2006 under ISBN 9781920769734 and ISBN 1920769730.