The World at War: From Pax Americana to Pox Americana

As Pax Americana morphs into Pox Americana, and a European war continues in Ukraine, peace seems like a distant memory. A European army is on the cards, Germany is rearming at a rate not seen since the 1930s, while the Middle East remains in flames. Strong men with strong opinions, strong-arm the weak. Countries are going nuclear, Russia is likely to test NATO’s article 5 and we think Ireland can remain neutral, aloof because protected by the rest.  What comes next for a world on the edge?    €25

Joseph O’Neill,  Avi Shlaim, Jana Bakunina, David McWilliams  with Mark Blyth