{"product_id":"without-america-qe68-by-hugh-white","title":"Without America; QE68 by Hugh White","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerica is fading, and China will soon be the dominant power in our region. What does this mean for Australia’s future?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this controversial and urgent essay, Hugh White shows that the contest between America and China is classic power politics of the harshest kind. He argues that we are heading for an unprecedented future, one without an English-speaking great and powerful friend to keep us secure and protect our interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhite sketches what the new Asia will look like, and how China could use its power. He also examines what has happened to the United States globally, under both Barack Obama and Donald Trump – a series of setbacks which Trump’s bluster on North Korea cannot disguise.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhite notes that we have got into the habit of seeing the world through Washington’s eyes, and argues that unless this changes, we will fail to navigate the biggest shift in Australia’s international circumstances since European settlement. The signs of failure are already clear, as we risk sliding straight from complacency to panic.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e“For almost a decade now, the world’s two most powerful countries have been competing. America has been trying to remain East Asia’s primary power, and China has been trying to replace it. How the contest will proceed – whether peacefully or violently, quickly or slowly – is still uncertain, but the most likely outcome is now becoming clear. America will lose, and China will win.” —Hugh White, \u003cem\u003eWithout America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 68, \u003cem\u003eWithout America\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-ely-ratner-0\"\u003eEly Ratner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-michael-green-evan-s-medeiros\"\u003eMichael Green \u0026amp; Evan S. Medeiros \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-patrick-lawrence\"\u003ePatrick Lawrence\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"videoWrapper\"\u003e\u003ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DyMd-ROH7nc\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44601124814983,"sku":"9781863959636-QE","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe68-without-america-print_7bea64ac-f336-48c4-af9d-f915cc77f305.jpg?v=1625796761","url":"https:\/\/shop.schwartzbooks.com.au\/products\/without-america-qe68-by-hugh-white","provider":"Schwartz Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}