A world out of balance
American Ascendancy & International Politics in the 21st Century

Coral Bell

'This book distils a lifetime of knowledge and, more importantly, wisdom. Coral Bell has given us a rich and lucid guide to the new global environment.Those who want to know what can be expected from the international politics of the 21st century will find in these pages a sitemap for our times.'
Allan Gyngell, Executive Director
Lowy Institute for International Policy

Coral Bell 's renowned book, Dependant Ally, was hailed as the seminal work of its day in analysing Australia 's place in the international arena.

Now, in A World Out of Balance: American ascendancy and international politics in the 21st Century, Coral Bell provides us with the new essential tool for understanding today's global events. This is a remarkable and insightful analysis of the political, economic, and sociological issues facing our world at the opening of the 21st century from a writer with rare talent for providing clear insight into what often seems an increasingly chaotic world.

The media, the environment, politics, cultural identity globalisation, are all drawn together in a coherent examination of how major world events will play out over the next 40 years.

The Author

Dr Coral Bell is the author of Dependent Ally (OUP, 1988). She is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University, and a former Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex .

Originally an Australian diplomat, she has held academic positions at the London School of Economics, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Columbia University, the University of Sydney, and the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington.

Her other books include The Debatable Alliance, The Convention of Crises; and Negotiation From Strength: A Study in the Politics of Power.

A World Out of Balance is a joint publication between Longueville Books and The Diplomat magazine.

January 2004
Paperback: ISBN 1-920681-07-8
220 pages
198 x 129mm