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The Revenge of Ideology: The Hidden Forces Reshaping Global Power
"Jake Sotiriadis has given us a new lens through which to view an increasingly chaotic world. More importantly, he's shown us that what looks like chaos often has an underlying logic—we just need to know where to look for it."
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.), 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO
"Jake Sotiriadis has written a book Europe cannot ignore." Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy
Why do smart nations make stupid decisions?
Why did America—with the best intelligence in the world—spend $4 trillion on unwinnable wars? Why is Russia destroying its economy for Ukraine? Why did China erase $1 trillion of its own tech wealth? Why is NATO ally Turkey buying Russian weapons?
They're not irrational. They're trapped.
In The Revenge of Ideology, a groundbreaking look from inside America's intelligence establishment, you'll discover the invisible force driving today's geopolitical Ideological Power Networks. These living systems hijack how entire nations understand reality, turning self-destruction into strategy.
From Beijing's Neo-Confucian Communism to Moscow's Neo-Eurasian Imperialism to Ankara's Neo-Turkic Autonomy, these networks are quietly remaking the global order. They seduce populations, capture elites, and drive them toward mistaking strategic folly for victory.
But the terrifying truth is that democracy offers no immunity. America fell into the same trap after 9/11, when ideology overwhelmed intelligence and led to two decades of strategic failure.
This is the missing piece of modern geopolitics—the fresh framework for understanding great power competition and national security that explains why allies become adversaries overnight, why nations choose ideology over prosperity, and why every "shocking" crisis was actually predictable all along.
Developed by Jake Sotiriadis, the former Air Force intelligence officer who taught the Pentagon and Intelligence Community how to think about the future. This insider framework, crafted while training senior military and intelligence leaders, will change how you read the news, assess risk, and anticipate what happens next.
Essential reading for policymakers, executives, investors, and anyone who needs to understand the hidden forces driving today's global instability.
"Jake Sotiriadis has written a book Europe cannot ignore." Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy
Why do smart nations make stupid decisions?
Why did America—with the best intelligence in the world—spend $4 trillion on unwinnable wars? Why is Russia destroying its economy for Ukraine? Why did China erase $1 trillion of its own tech wealth? Why is NATO ally Turkey buying Russian weapons?
They're not irrational. They're trapped.
In The Revenge of Ideology, a groundbreaking look from inside America's intelligence establishment, you'll discover the invisible force driving today's geopolitical Ideological Power Networks. These living systems hijack how entire nations understand reality, turning self-destruction into strategy.
From Beijing's Neo-Confucian Communism to Moscow's Neo-Eurasian Imperialism to Ankara's Neo-Turkic Autonomy, these networks are quietly remaking the global order. They seduce populations, capture elites, and drive them toward mistaking strategic folly for victory.
But the terrifying truth is that democracy offers no immunity. America fell into the same trap after 9/11, when ideology overwhelmed intelligence and led to two decades of strategic failure.
This is the missing piece of modern geopolitics—the fresh framework for understanding great power competition and national security that explains why allies become adversaries overnight, why nations choose ideology over prosperity, and why every "shocking" crisis was actually predictable all along.
Developed by Jake Sotiriadis, the former Air Force intelligence officer who taught the Pentagon and Intelligence Community how to think about the future. This insider framework, crafted while training senior military and intelligence leaders, will change how you read the news, assess risk, and anticipate what happens next.
Essential reading for policymakers, executives, investors, and anyone who needs to understand the hidden forces driving today's global instability.
283 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 9, 2025
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October 24, 2025
A Book That Makes Sense of Today’s Global Disorder...
Jake Sotiriadis offers something rare: a way of seeing why powerful nations keep walking off the same cliff, convinced they're climbing toward the sun. This carefully crafted work introduces what he calls Ideological Power Networks—living, breathing systems that don't just influence how countries think, but actually warp the landscape of what seems real, what seems possible. Drawing from his years deep inside America's intelligence machinery, Sotiriadis shows us that Beijing, Moscow, and Ankara aren't losing their minds; they're caught in webs so subtle they mistake the trap for the territory.
What sets this book apart is how it manages to feel both conversational and serious—like sitting across from someone who's done the homework but won't bore you with jargon. Complex forces become clear without losing their weight. Whether you're making policy, moving money, or just trying to make sense of a world that feels increasingly unhinged, Sotiriadis hands you something invaluable: a map of the invisible, and the tools to read what's coming. This isn't just analysis—it's a new way of seeing power itself, one that transforms tomorrow's "unthinkable" crisis into something you saw approaching all along. Highly recommended.
Jake Sotiriadis offers something rare: a way of seeing why powerful nations keep walking off the same cliff, convinced they're climbing toward the sun. This carefully crafted work introduces what he calls Ideological Power Networks—living, breathing systems that don't just influence how countries think, but actually warp the landscape of what seems real, what seems possible. Drawing from his years deep inside America's intelligence machinery, Sotiriadis shows us that Beijing, Moscow, and Ankara aren't losing their minds; they're caught in webs so subtle they mistake the trap for the territory.
What sets this book apart is how it manages to feel both conversational and serious—like sitting across from someone who's done the homework but won't bore you with jargon. Complex forces become clear without losing their weight. Whether you're making policy, moving money, or just trying to make sense of a world that feels increasingly unhinged, Sotiriadis hands you something invaluable: a map of the invisible, and the tools to read what's coming. This isn't just analysis—it's a new way of seeing power itself, one that transforms tomorrow's "unthinkable" crisis into something you saw approaching all along. Highly recommended.
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