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Jan Dragotta made a comment on their review of Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump " Reading this book reminded me of why I wrote Neuroniac. I wasn't trying to write another political novel. I was trying to explore a harder question: W ...more "
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2054 and the challenges of a new era of technology. To its credit, 2054 offers thought-provoking political and social themes, particularly through the tensions between competing visions of America's future between Truthers and Dreamers. The exploratio ...more
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A Frighteningly Plausible Vision of Our Future I found this book both gripping and frightening because it portrays a war that feels entirely possible. For thousands of years, nations have fought wars of conquest, and 2034 forces readers to confront th ...more
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I began this book expecting to encounter a serious historical argument. I fully expected to disagree with some conclusions. What I did not expect was a narrative that, in my view, gives insufficient consideration to later official government findings I began this book expecting to encounter a serious historical argument. I fully expected to disagree with some conclusions. What I did not expect was a narrative that, in my view, gives insufficient consideration to later official government findings that materially changed the evidentiary landscape surrounding many of the events it describes.

Good history should become more accurate as additional primary evidence is released. The Inspector General's findings, the Durham investigation, congressional records, FISA-related disclosures, declassified intelligence materials, and other official documents released after the events in question all deserve careful examination. Readers may reasonably disagree about what those documents ultimately prove, but omitting or minimizing them leaves an important part of the historical record unexplored.

What disappointed me most was not that the authors reached conclusions different from my own. It was that the book appeared more interested in reinforcing an established narrative than in testing that narrative against the full body of subsequently available evidence. And that the media should not rely on a known media outlet with bias, but on all media where the truth is confirmed through open dialogue.

History is strongest when it welcomes scrutiny rather than fears it. Every significant claim should become more persuasive—not less—as additional primary documents emerge. Readers interested in understanding this period would benefit from reading this book alongside Inspector General reports, the Durham investigation, congressional records, and declassified government materials before reaching their own conclusions.

As someone who writes about AI and transparent evidence evaluation, I believe our goal should not be to protect narratives but to continually refine them as new evidence becomes available. Whether that process ultimately strengthens or weakens a prior conclusion is less important than demonstrating the intellectual honesty to let the evidence lead. ...more

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2084 (A Novel of Future War)
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Ever since humankind embraced the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction, we've lived with the unsettling realization that someday someone may decide to go MAD and push the button. Elliott and Stavridis imagine that possibility across three compelli Ever since humankind embraced the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction, we've lived with the unsettling realization that someday someone may decide to go MAD and push the button. Elliott and Stavridis imagine that possibility across three compelling novels—2034, 2054, and 2084—painting a future in which a world still divided by mistrust could ultimately render Earth itself uninhabitable.

What impressed me most is that these stories come from the perspective of one of the world's most accomplished military leaders. Admiral Stavridis understands war better than most, and throughout the trilogy he presents conflicts that feel frighteningly plausible because they grow from today's geopolitical realities rather than fantasy.

2034 remains my favorite of the three. It brilliantly balances strategy, technology, and human consequences while reminding us how easily miscalculation can escalate toward catastrophe. 2054 expands those themes and reinforces the idea that humanity has not yet learned the lessons of history.

By the time I reached 2084, I found myself hoping the story would take one more step—not away from realism, but toward the possibility that our greatest technological breakthroughs might finally help humanity break the cycle itself. Instead, the novel concludes with another war and another demonstration of the terrible cost of conflict in our world.

That isn't a criticism of the authors' vision; in many ways, it may be the most realistic projection of our current trajectory. Rather, it left me asking a different question. If artificial intelligence and future technologies become as transformative as we expect, shouldn't their greatest achievement be helping us prevent wars rather than simply fight them more effectively?

Perhaps that question lies beyond the purpose of this trilogy. Its purpose is to warn us where we may be headed if nothing fundamentally changes. On that point, Elliott and Stavridis succeed admirably. They have written a thoughtful, engaging, and unsettling series that reminds us the greatest threat to humanity has never been technology itself—it has always been our inability to trust one another before it's too late. ...more

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2054 and the challenges of a new era of technology.

To its credit, 2054 offers thought-provoking political and social themes, particularly through the tensions between competing visions of America's future between Truthers and Dreamers. The exploratio ...more

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2034: A Novel of the Next World War
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A Frighteningly Plausible Vision of Our Future

I found this book both gripping and frightening because it portrays a war that feels entirely possible. For thousands of years, nations have fought wars of conquest, and 2034 forces readers to confront th ...more