Unsere asiatische Zukunft

The 19th century was the European century, the 20th was the American century – and the 21st will be the Asian century. Today, Asia means: four and a half billion people, two-thirds of the megacities on our planet, two-thirds of global economic growth, with a trend that is continuing to rise. The shift in global power dynamics will change the world and, where it hasn't already, soon influence all areas of our lives. However, as Parag Khanna shows, we have neither a clear idea of what this concretely means for us, nor do we truly know this vast, diverse continent, which is not just made up of China and Japan – it is also the technologically advanced countries of Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia or Singapore, from which significant impulses will emerge. Parag Khanna describes how the world is currently reorganizing and what awaits us in the Asian century. Germany and Europe must recognize and seize their opportunities, and this applies not only to the economic realm. In the long run, according to Khanna, it is about a cultural and political synthesis of West and East: of liberalism and holism, democracy and technocracy. A often surprising, geopolitically and culturally insightful look into our Asian future.