{"product_id":"what-is-at-stake-now-my-appeal-for-peace-and-freedom-paperback-softback-9781509543229","title":"What Is at Stake Now; My Appeal for Peace and Freedom (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509543229","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat Is at Stake Now\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMy Appeal for Peace and Freedom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMikhail Gorbachev (Author), Jessica Spengler (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509543229, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e140 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.6 x 12.7 x 0.8 cm, 0.136 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"I was fortunate in being with Margaret Thatcher when she met Mikhail Gorbachev in 1984. He did more to end the Cold War than anyone else and it ended without a shot being fired. We need to listen to his wise advice and encourage Vladimir Putin, not just Donald Trump, to act on it. Neither wants war but, as Gorbachev writes, we could end up with it by accident with the world being devastated.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Malcolm Rifkind, former Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary of the United Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mikhail Gorbachev has written this book to warn us of the grave risks we now face and to urge us all, political leaders and citizens alike, to take action to address them. This succinct account of the immense challenges we now face by one of the world’s greatest statesmen will be of interest to everyone concerned about the current state of the world and its future.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge P. Shultz, former Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury of the United States\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a book that should be read and pondered by every concerned citizen. The shock of pandemic has exposed fundamental flaws in the international system that developed following the end of the Cold War. We must demand that our political leaders heed Mikhail Gorbachev’s impassioned plea for an end to militarized geopolitical competition in favour of cooperative policies that promote security for all nations.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack F. Matlock, Jr., author of \u003ci\u003eReagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e Ended\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This timely book, strongly urging re-affirmation of morality in global relations, is of value out of all proportion to its 120 pages.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRev. Brian Cooper, Vice President, Uniting for Peace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThirty years after the end of the Cold War, world peace is at risk again. The United States has withdrawn from the disarmament treaty with Russia, Europe is disintegrating, China is surging forward and a wave of nationalism and populism is destabilizing established political institutions and endangering hard-won liberties.  Moreover, the coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp relief the fragility of the global order and the speed with which it can slide into chaos.    \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In view of this dangerous and unpredictable state of affairs, Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman of the 1989 revolution, has written this short book to warn us of the grave risks we now face and to urge us all, political leaders and citizens alike, to take action to address them. He focuses on the big challenges of our time, such as the renewal of the arms race and the growing risks of nuclear war, the new tension between Russia and the West, the global environmental crisis, the global threat of diseases and epidemics, the rise of populism and the decline of democracy. He argues that self-serving policies and narrow-minded politics aimed at the pursuit of national interests are taking the place of political principles and overshadowing the vision of a free and just world for all peoples. He offers his view of where Russia is heading and he urges political leaders in the West to recognize that re-establishing trust between Russia and the West requires the courage of true leadership and a commitment to genuine dialogue and understanding on both sides. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Now more than ever, the responses to the great challenges we face cannot be purely national in character but must be based on a collaborative effort in which political leaders put aside their differences and work together to advance the human security of all.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003ePart One\u003cbr\u003eOur shared security\u003cbr\u003eThe militarization of world politics\u003cbr\u003eEqual security for all: The Charter of Paris\u003cbr\u003eBreak the vicious cycle!\u003cbr\u003eWe must act together\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart Two\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding the global world\u003cbr\u003eWho benefits from globalization?\u003cbr\u003eThe environmental challenge\u003cbr\u003eThe Earth Charter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart Three\u003cbr\u003eIdeas and politics\u003cbr\u003eThe wave of populism and decline of democracy\u003cbr\u003eCan politics and morals be reconciled?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart Four\u003cbr\u003eWho’s who in the global world?\u003cbr\u003eThe USA: Monopoly leadership or partnership?\u003cbr\u003eEurope: Our continent, our home\u003cbr\u003eChina and India: The new giants\u003cbr\u003eThe Middle East: Tense hub of world politics \u003cbr\u003eThe rollback of democracy\u003cbr\u003eThe responsibility of the media\u003cbr\u003eCivil society and international organizations\u003cbr\u003eThe new Russia\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717103898904,"sku":"9781509543229","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781509543229.jpg?v=1696713731","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/what-is-at-stake-now-my-appeal-for-peace-and-freedom-paperback-softback-9781509543229","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}