{"product_id":"the-rise-and-fall-of-peace-on-earth-paperback","title":"The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Mandelbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the twenty-five years after 1989, the world enjoyed the deepest peace in history. In \u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth, \u003c\/em\u003e the eminent foreign policy scholar Michael Mandelbaum examines that remarkable quarter century, describing how and why the peace was established and then fell apart. To be sure, wars took place in this era, but less frequently and on a far smaller scale than in previous periods. Mandelbaum argues that the widespread peace ended because three major countries -- Vladimir Putin's Russia in Europe, Xi Jinping's China in East Asia, and the Shia clerics' Iran in the Middle East -- put an end to it with aggressive nationalist policies aimed at overturning the prevailing political arrangements in their respective regions. The three had a common motive: their need to survive in a democratic age with their countries' prospects for economic growth uncertain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMandelbaum further argues that the key to the return of peace lies in the advent of genuine democracy, including free elections and the protection of religious, economic, and political liberty. Yet, since recent history has shown that democracy cannot be imposed from the outside, \u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e has a dual message: while the world has a formula for peace, there is no way to ensure that all countries will embrace it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Mandelbaum\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Christian A. Herter Professor Emeritus of American Foreign Policy at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the author of sixteen books, including \u003cem\u003eMission Failure\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Ideas That Conquered the World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Meaning of Sports\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Frugal Superpower\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThat Used to Be Us\u003c\/em\u003e (with Thomas L. Friedman).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732588818739,"sku":"9780197533161","price":54.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UDNWZXJFMm02cmdra2tZZzIvb3RQQT09.webp?v=1763895755","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-rise-and-fall-of-peace-on-earth-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}