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The New Border Wars: The Conflicts That Will Define Our Future
A thrilling insight into international geopolitics by one of the world’s leading experts, examining the past, future, and present meaning of borders from the fall of the Berlin Wall to 9/11, Palestine to Pakistan, North Korea to Trump’s Wall, and beyond
What do the world’s best-known, most dangerous, and most unexpected border conflicts mean for our changing international relationships?
In The New Border Wars , border expert Klaus Dodds journeys into the geopolitical clashes of tomorrow in an eye-opening tour of border walls―literal and figurative―from the Gaza Strip to the space race. In the Himalayas, the Mediterranean, and elsewhere, the tension inherent to trying to divide the world into separate parcels has not gone away.
And with climate change shifting our natural borders, from mountains to glaciers to rivers, the question of how we live in a world that’s becoming warmer and wetter―and growing in population―looms large. Dodds answers why now more than ever we are likely to see more walls, barriers, and securitization in our daily lives.
The New Border Wars discovers just what borders truly mean in the modern How are they built; what do they signify for citizens and governments; and how do they help us understand our political past and, most importantly, our diplomatic future?
What do the world’s best-known, most dangerous, and most unexpected border conflicts mean for our changing international relationships?
In The New Border Wars , border expert Klaus Dodds journeys into the geopolitical clashes of tomorrow in an eye-opening tour of border walls―literal and figurative―from the Gaza Strip to the space race. In the Himalayas, the Mediterranean, and elsewhere, the tension inherent to trying to divide the world into separate parcels has not gone away.
And with climate change shifting our natural borders, from mountains to glaciers to rivers, the question of how we live in a world that’s becoming warmer and wetter―and growing in population―looms large. Dodds answers why now more than ever we are likely to see more walls, barriers, and securitization in our daily lives.
The New Border Wars discovers just what borders truly mean in the modern How are they built; what do they signify for citizens and governments; and how do they help us understand our political past and, most importantly, our diplomatic future?
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320 pages, Hardcover
Published September 28, 2021
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About the author
Klaus Dodds
35 books40 followersKlaus Dodds is Professor of Geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London. He was educated at Wellington College and the University of Bristol where he completed degrees in geography and political science. After taking up a position at the University of Edinburgh, he was appointed to a lectureship at Royal Holloway in 1994.
In 2005 Klaus Doods was awarded the annual Philip Leverhulme Prize by the Leverhulme Trust for "an outstanding contribution to political geography and ‘critical geopolitics'"
In 2005 Klaus Doods was awarded the annual Philip Leverhulme Prize by the Leverhulme Trust for "an outstanding contribution to political geography and ‘critical geopolitics'"
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January 17, 2022
(Audiobook) This work looks at the future "border" wars that will have an impact in society. From the DMZ in Korea to future potential conflicts between Russia and China to other states across the globe, the borders of the world will also serve as future flashpoints in the future. Of note is that Dodds doesn't limit himself to just land conflict. He offers insights into the issues with territorial wars and EEZs, noting that as resources ebb and flow, there will be future conflict over who claims what waters and resources and how to determine that claim. Additionally, the impact of climate change, where rising sea levels may wipe out previously established borders and that the impacts of climate change will change the dynamics of human populations and determining who belongs to what nation/peoples. Throw in the increasingly contentious domain of space, future border wars and definitions will change significantly in the decades ahead, with the potential for increased fighting and warfare.
This is a creative and engaging take on what "border" wars mean. There are many themes that plague modern geopolitics discussed here, but it also goes into the realm of science, geography, geology and astronomy. More engaging than I thought a book like this would be. Worth the read, no matter the format.
This is a creative and engaging take on what "border" wars mean. There are many themes that plague modern geopolitics discussed here, but it also goes into the realm of science, geography, geology and astronomy. More engaging than I thought a book like this would be. Worth the read, no matter the format.
December 13, 2021
Mark Twain said (allegedly) that war is how Americans learn about geography. If so, were will learn much in the next several decades as the world fights for resources. Dodds makes the stakes and the places quite clear.
May 16, 2022
Some breadth, indifferent content, repackaged modern patheticism, including a tacked on Covid-19 chapter (but interestingly enough nothing on the significantly more destructive Spanish Flu and its impact 100 years prior. Not worth my time.
November 14, 2021
A very good book on how borders (broadly defined) are changing. The book includes a section on the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on international borders.
December 30, 2023
Contains a wealth of information and sharp analysis of the current and future geopolitical activities.
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