An expert on China's growing digital empire provides an urgent look at the battle to connect and control tomorrow's networks.

All political systems come to an end, even democracies - David Runciman shows us how to recognise the signs and how to think about what might come next.

Does it matter if we are ceding power to AI? Especially if we have been there before.

If we are to understand the politics that we now take for granted, we need to understand its origins. This book examines the paths that different societies have taken to reach their current forms of political order. It starts with the very beginning of mankind and comes right up to the eve of the French and American revolutions.

A deep dive into how we define, seek and become leaders.

The divisive impacts of identity politics laid bare by the bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order and The End of History.

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2019SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR an ECONOMIST Politics and Current Affairs book of the year and a DAILY MAIL and TIMES book of the year'You cannot understand power, wealth and poverty without knowing about Moneyland.'Simon Kuper, New Statesman2019: democracy is eating itself, inequality is skyrocketing, the system is breaking apart. Why?Because in 1962, some bankers in London had an idea...

A brand new look at global conflict from top Economist correspondent John Andrews.

Eye-opening, moving, and crafted with expert research, this is a vital journey of epic scope, across the world's most challenging new frontiers.