Future: Tense

Gwynne Dyer

‘The United States needs to lose the war in Iraq as soon as possible What is at stake now is the way we run the world for the next generation or more, and really bad things will happen if we get it wrong.’

Since the end of the cold war, America has emerged as the world’s only military super-power. 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 the motives and strategies of the fringe groups of extremists in both America and the Middle East who have led the world to the brink of disaster.

The fate of Iraq is a sideshow, and the US has used the terrorist threat as a red herring, but increased US militarism is real, and can only lead to 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 politics.

Gwynne Dyer

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Gwynne Dyer has worked as a freelance journalist, columnist, author, broadcaster, and lecturer on international affairs for more than 20 years. His twice-weekly column on international affairs is published by 175 newspapers in some 45 countries and is translated into more than a dozen languages. He is the author of several books, including War, Future: Tense, The Mess They Made, and Climate Wars (all published by Scribe).

Website: http://www.gwynnedyer.com