Inflection Point: Biden, Trump, and the Future World Order | A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special
  • Published: 17 March 2026
  • ISBN: 9781761358067
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 128
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Inflection Point: Biden, Trump, and the Future World Order | A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special

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From a Biden administration insider, an account of how global crises were managed and a warning of what is to come.

‘I would like to share with you what I saw.’

The old international order is over, and a competition is underway to determine what comes next. Inflection Point is an insider account of the Biden administration’s efforts to shape the emerging new world. Written by a senior member of President Biden’s National Security Council, Inflection Point recounts how the Biden White House dealt with multiple crises – Russia, China, the Middle East, the global economy – and examines the challenges ahead. How much damage will Donald Trump do to the international order, and can it be repaired by a future president?
  • Published: 17 March 2026
  • ISBN: 9781761358067
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 128
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Thomas Wright

Thomas Wright is a senior fellow with the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology at the Brookings Institution. Tom served as special assistant to the president and senior director for strategic planning at the National Security Council in the Biden administration.

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