David Rothkopf is an acclaimed author whose work delves into the dynamics of global power elites and the inner workings of international relations. His writing critically examines the intricate interplay between public and private power and its worldwide consequences. Rothkopf's expertise extends to analyzing transformational trends, particularly concerning energy, climate change, and global risks. His contributions are valued for offering profound insights into the structures of global power and international policy.
David Rothkopf, CEO and editor of Foreign Policy magazine, takes us around the world in search of the great thinkers of our time, uncovering their next big ideas. Perfect for fans of Think Like a Freak by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner and The Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku.
One of the world's leading experts on power offers a penetrating look at the rise of private interests and how the struggle among competing capitalism is reordering the global economy.
The global power elite and the world they are making
The Superclass - politicians, military leaders, finance gurus, energy barons, media moguls and thought leaders - is the small group that currently plays the greatest role in shaping the progress of globalization and perhaps the group most changed by that phenomenon, so much so that they have more in common with one another than they do with their own countrymen. And because this group frequently operates outside all national and international regulation, they are often in conflict with the elite in their own countries. Rothkopf offers a provocative and trenchant examination of the overlapping international power clusters. He reveals who is a member of this global Superclass and who is likely to be joining it and transforming it in the years ahead. And he will explore how the aggressive pursuit of self-interest by some in this class helped to create a world in which inequity is greater than ever - something that may well threaten international stability in our lifetimes.
Never before in the history of mankind have so few people had so much power over so many. The people at the top of the American national security establishment, the President and his principal advisors, the core team at the helm of the National Security Council, are without question the most powerful committee in the history of the world.Yet, in many respects, they are among the least understood. A former senior official in the Clinton Administration himself, David Rothkopf served with and knows personally many of the NSC's key players of the past twenty-five years. In Running the World he pulls back the curtain on this shadowy world to explore its inner workings, its people, their relationships, their contributions and the occasions when they have gone wrong. He traces the group's evolution from the final days of the Second World War to the post-Cold War realities of global terror—exploring its triumphs, its human dramas and most recently, what many consider to be its breakdown at a time when we needed it most. Drawing on an extraordinary series of insider interviews with policy makers including Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Henry Kissinger, senior officials of the Bush Administration, and over 130 others, the book offers unprecedented insights into what must change if America is to maintain its unprecedented worldwide leadership in the decades ahead.