The Age of the Unthinkable By Ramo Joshua Cooper

by Joshua Cooper Ramo

For Decades American policy has been based on the seductive belief that there exists throughout the world a logical relationship between democracy and stability between the might of the state and the success of a society Just a few years into a new century we ve arrived at a moment of unthinkable peril and incredible opportunity In the New York Times bestseller The Age of the Unthinkable Ramo offers a new model for thriving in an era of the unexpected Drawing upon history economics complexity theory immunology and human psychology Ramo describes a landscape of inherent unpredictability and remarkable possibility Finding surprising lessons from people as diverse as Silicon Valley titans Islamic terror groups spymasters and videogamers he reveals a breathtaking hopeful new framework for facing the challenges ahead Today the very ideas that made America great imperil its future Our plans go awry and policies fail History s grandest war against terrorism creates more terrorists Global capitalism intended to improve lives increases the gap between rich and poor Decisions made to stem a financial crisis guarantee its worsening Environmental strategies to protect species lead to their extinction The traditional physics of power has been replaced by something radically different In The Age of the Unthinkable Joshua Cooper Ramo puts forth a revelatory new model for understanding our dangerously unpredictable world Drawing upon history economics complexity theory psychology immunology and the science of networks he describes a new landscape of inherent unpredictability and remarkable wonderful possibility

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Published January 1, 1900

About the author

JOSHUA COOPER RAMO IS CO-CEO OF KISSINGER ASSOCIATES, THE ADVISORY FIRM OF FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE DR. HENRY KISSINGER. HIS LAST BOOK WAS THE INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER “THE AGE OF THE UNTHINKABLE”

Based in Beijing and New York, Ramo serves as an advisor to some of the largest companies and investors in the world. He is a member of the boards of directors of Starbucks and Fedex.

A Mandarin speaker who has been called “one of China’s leading foreign-born scholars” by the World Economic Forum, Ramo is best known for coining and articulating “The Beijing Consensus,” among other writings on China.

His views on global politics and economics have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time, Foreign Policy and Fortune. He has been a frequent guest on CNN, CNBC, NBC and PBS. In 2008 he served as China analyst for NBC during the Beijing Olympic Games. For his work with Bob Costas and Matt Lauer during the Opening Ceremony, Ramo shared in a Peabody and Emmy award.

Before entering the advisory business, Ramo was a journalist. He was the youngest senior editor and foreign editor in the history of Time magazine, wrote more than 20 cover stories and ultimately oversaw the magazine’s technology coverage and online activities.

Ramo has been a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Leaders for Tomorrow, The Leaders Project, The Asia Society 21 Group, a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a founder of the US-China Young Leaders Forum, and Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. His last book, “The Age of the Unthinkable,” was translated into more than a dozen languages. His first book, “No Visible Horizon,” described his experiences as a competitive aerobatic pilot.

Raised in Los Ranchos, New Mexico, Ramo holds degrees from the University of Chicago and New York University. He is an avid pilot and motorcyclist.