"This book features more than 40 essays and interviews. The result is a look at political, social and economic issues in the changing global order. A must-read for those interested in global trends and thinking." Ong Sor Fern, The Straits Times

"Nathan Gardels shows that wisdom does not have to be wordy. In this book he has collected many of NPQ's most brilliant, fascianting and succinct interviews and essays by the world's political, intellectual and business leaders. It is a volume of insights and surprises." Samuel Huntington, Harvard University