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War Is Interested In You
  • Published: 22 November 2026
  • ISBN: 9781847928986
  • Imprint: Bodley Head
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $70.00

War Is Interested In You

The Breakdown of International Order and the Threat of World War Three

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27 Oct 2026
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22 Nov 2026
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22 Oct 2026
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22 Oct 2026
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A rich, uniquely well-sourced and deeply insightful analysis of global affairs that lays bare the potential risk of a third world war.

A long period of peace and stable relations between the world’s most powerful nations is coming to an end.

Major wars have broken out in Europe and the Middle East, tensions are rising in East Asia, world leaders have spoken publicly about the possibility of a third world war, and intelligence agencies have never seen the world in a more dangerous and precarious state.

Making use of Rachman’s unique, unparalleled access to leaders in political and intelligence spheres around the globe and full of extremely well-informed and insightful analysis, WAR IS INTERESTED IN YOU explores how we got to this point in global affairs and, crucially, what happens next – in this case, the increasing risk of global conflict.

As Leon Trotsky once put it – ‘You may not be interested in war. But war is interested in you.’
  • Published: 22 November 2026
  • ISBN: 9781847928986
  • Imprint: Bodley Head
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $70.00
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About the author

Gideon Rachman

Gideon Rachman has been the Chief Foreign Affairs columnist for the Financial Times since 2006. In 2016 he won the Orwell Prize for Journalism and was named Commentator of the Year at the European Press Prize awards. Previously he worked for The Economist for fifteen years, and has served as a foreign correspondent in Washington, Bangkok and Brussels. He is the author of Zero-Sum World: Politics, Power and Prosperity After the Crash; Easternisation: War and Peace in the Asian Century; and The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World. He is also the host of the podcast The Rachman Review.
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Praise for War Is Interested In You

In this brilliant book, Gideon Rachman explains how strongmen leaders like Putin and Trump, in their zeal to use force to press their advantage, have taken the world over the brink into war. Rachman’s deep historical knowledge, flair for instructive analysis, and keen eye for detail, as well as his first-hand encounters with key players at critical moments, create an absorbing narrative. This book could not be more important or timely for highlighting the perils of this dangerous moment

Fiona Hill