The age of unpeace – How connectivity causes conflict

Mark Leonard presents the main themes of his new book and talks particularly about how China’s growing role in this interconnected world poses threats for Europe

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In his newly released book “The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity causes Conflict” ECFR director Mark Leonard explains how many of the forces that we thought would bring us together have ended up driving us apart. Trade, technology, the internet, and travel were once promised to create a global village but have instead created an era of “unpeace”, where the distinctions between war and peace are breaking down.

In this week’s episode, Mark Leonard becomes the guest of his own podcast to talk with ECFR’s Asia programme director Janka Oertel about the main themes of his book and particularly how China’s growing role in this interconnected world poses threats for Europe.

This podcast was recorded on 16 September 2021.

Further reading:

Get a sneak peek into Mark Leonard’s latest book “The Age of Unpeace – How Connectivity Causes Conflict”, read by the author himself!

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