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Geopolitics and national economic power

Economics

Books on the economic rise and decline of great powers, American competitiveness, sanctions and forecasts of the world order.

21 books on Geopolitics and national economic power, recommended by 22 people including Patrick Collison and Balaji S. Srinivasan.

21 books · 25 experts

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  1. ChokepointsEdward Fishman, 2025
  2. The Great IllusionNorman Angell, 1909
  3. America's Next Twenty YearsPeter F. Drucker, 1957
  4. The American ChallengeJean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, 1968
  5. The Age of DiscontinuityPeter F. Drucker, 1969

The best books on Geopolitics and national economic power 21

Chokepoints
T2 Chokepoints
Edward Fishman · 2025
Sanctions and export controls as the force actually moving supply chains.
Open Library
The Great IllusionThe Great Illusion
T4 The Great Illusion
Norman Angell · 1909
The pre-1914 argument that economic interdependence makes war unprofitable
Open Library
Recommended byPeter Thiel
America's Next Twenty YearsAmerica's Next Twenty Years
T4 America's Next Twenty Years
Peter F. Drucker · 1957
Open Library
The American ChallengeThe American Challenge
T4 The American Challenge
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber · 1968
1968 warning that American corporations would come to dominate Europe
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonPeter Thiel
The Age of DiscontinuityThe Age of Discontinuity
T4 The Age of Discontinuity
Peter F. Drucker · 1969
OL records first publish year as 1966
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Toward the Next Economics and Other EssaysToward the Next Economics and Other Essays
T4 Toward the Next Economics and Other Essays
Peter F. Drucker · 1981
Open Library
The Rise and Fall of the Great PowersThe Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
T4 The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Paul Kennedy · 1987
Military spending measured against the economy that has to carry it.
Open Library
“The River Out of Eden by Richard Dawkins, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy”Ray Dalio
Recommended byRay DalioMichael Wong
Trading Places: How We Are Giving Our FutureTrading Places: How We Are Giving Our Future to Japan and How to Reclaim It
T4 Trading Places: How We Are Giving Our Future to Japan and How to Reclaim It
Clyde V. Prestowitz · 1988
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Competitive Advantage of NationsThe Competitive Advantage of Nations
T4 The Competitive Advantage of Nations
Michael E. Porter · 1990
Open Library
Head to Head: The Coming Economic Battle AmoHead to Head: The Coming Economic Battle Among Japan, Europe, and America
T4 Head to Head: The Coming Economic Battle Among Japan, Europe, and America
Lester C. Thurow · 1992
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Sovereign IndividualThe Sovereign Individual
T4 The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg · 1997
1997 forecast of digital money weakening the nation state
Open Library
“One of Andreessen's most-cited books publicly, especially on cryptocurrency and digital sovereignty. The 1997 prediction that cryptography would allow individuals to route around nation-state taxation and censorship maps almost exactly onto his crypto investment thesis and his views on network states.”Marc Andreessen
Recommended byBalaji S. SrinivasanNat EliasonPatrick CollisonShane ParrishPeter ThielAlex LiebermanBrian ArmstrongMarc Andreessen+5 more
The Post-American WorldThe Post-American World
T4 The Post-American World
Fareed Zakaria · 2008
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiNat EliasonBill Gates
That Used to Be UsThat Used to Be Us
T4 That Used to Be Us
Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum · 2011
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
Comeback: America's New Economic BoomComeback: America's New Economic Boom
T4 Comeback: America's New Economic Boom
Charles R. Morris · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Accidental Superpower: The Next GeneratiThe Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
T4 The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
Peter Zeihan · 2014
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Unleashing the Second American Century: FourUnleashing the Second American Century: Four Forces for Economic Dominance
T4 Unleashing the Second American Century: Four Forces for Economic Dominance
Joel Kurtzman · 2014
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
This Brave New WorldThis Brave New World
T4 This Brave New World
Anja Manuel · 2016
Open Library
Recommended byReid Hoffman
The Future Is AsianThe Future Is Asian
T4 The Future Is Asian
Parag Khanna · 2019
Open Library
Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan
The Changing World OrderThe Changing World Order
T4 The Changing World Order
Ray Dalio · 2020
Open Library lists the short title "Changing World Order".
Open Library
Recommended byBalaji S. SrinivasanDavid FriedbergJamie DimonSarah Pritula
The End of the World Is Just the BeginningThe End of the World Is Just the Beginning
T4 The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
Peter Zeihan · 2022
The strongest form of the argument that the trading order is ending.
Open Library
Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
Principles for a Changing World Order
T4 Principles for a Changing World Order
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Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan

Experts 25

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 4

Peter F. Druckerwrote 3 books hereMichael E. Porterwrote 1 book hereRay Daliowrote 1 book here
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Charles R. Morriswrote 1 book here

Recommenders 22

Patrick Collisonrecommends 5 books here
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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 4 books here
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Balaji S. Srinivasanrecommends 4 books herePeter Thielrecommends 3 books hereBill Gatesrecommends 2 books here
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Nat Eliasonrecommends 2 books hereMarc Andreessenrecommends 1 book hereRay Daliorecommends 1 book hereReid Hoffmanrecommends 1 book here
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Shane Parrishrecommends 1 book here
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Alex Liebermanrecommends 1 book here
AW
Andrew Wilkinsonrecommends 1 book here
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Brian Armstrongrecommends 1 book hereDavid Friedbergrecommends 1 book hereJamie Dimonrecommends 1 book here
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Michael Wongrecommends 1 book hereNaval Ravikantrecommends 1 book here
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Patrick O'Shaughnessyrecommends 1 book here
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Ryan Shearecommends 1 book here
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Sahil Lavingiarecommends 1 book here
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Sarah Pritularecommends 1 book hereVitalik Buterinrecommends 1 book here
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