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War Is Interested In You
  • Published: 22 October 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529972740
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $39.99

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 October 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529972740
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $39.99
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About the author

Gideon Rachman

Gideon Rachman is the chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times. 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. In 2016 he won the Orwell Prize for Journalism and was named Commentator of the Year at the European Press Prize awards. He also hosts the weekly podcast, The Rachman Review, which won international podcast of the year at the Political Podcast Awards in 2025.
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Praise for War Is Interested In You

Brilliant … Rachman’s deep historical knowledge, flair for analysis and keen eye for detail, as well as his encounters with key players at critical moments, create an absorbing narrative that could not be more important or timely

Fiona Hill

If there is one person you absolutely need to read on where the world is going, it is Gideon Rachman. War is Interested in You is an urgent, beautifully written and rather terrifying book which makes clear that war is ever with us, ineradicable, and about to turn nastier than ever. I could not recommend it more strongly

Amol Rajan

War is Interested in You is both a geopolitical masterclass and a warning … Drawing on decades of reporting and extraordinary access, this is a clear-eyed guide to a world ever closer to the brink

Edward Fishman, author of Chokepoints

Few have better access to the people who start wars – and those who try to stop them – than Gideon Rachman. War is Interested in You is a must read

Ian Bremmer, author of The Power of Crisis

With his clear and informative style, Rachman paints a grim picture of a world controlled by all-powerful leaders operating with utter contempt for rules-based order. An important and fascinating book

Caroline Moorhead, author of A Sicilian Man

Gideon Rachman is one the wisest, best-informed observers of our strange times. If he believes global order is breaking down, then listen to his warning

Anne Applebaum, author of Autocracy Inc

Remarkable. A fast-paced, readable reminder that peace is not the natural condition of mankind

Graham T. Allison, author of Destined for War

Full of insight from a journalist with superb access, Gideon Rachman is the best possible guide to today's unstable world

Gordon Corera, author of The Spy in the Archive