**AN ECONOMIST AND THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR** 'Essential and definitive' CATHERINE BELTON
author of PUTIN'S PEOPLE We are in a new era. From Trump Putin and Bolsonaro to Erdogan
Xi and Modi self-styled strongmen have become a central feature of global politics. At home
they claim to be standing up for ordinary people against 'globalist' elites abroad they
posture as the embodiment of their nation. And everywhere they go they encourage a cult of
personality. How and why did this new style of authoritarian leadership arrive? How likely is
it to lead the world into war and economic collapse? And what liberal forces are in place not
only to keep these strongmen in check but to reverse the trend? The Age of the Strongman
explores these essential questions and offers a bold new portrait of our world. 'TIMELY
LASER-SHARP... A MUST-READ' PETER FRANKOPAN 'FORCEFUL... A BOOK WHOSE SIGNIFICANCE IS ENHANCED
BY UNPREDICTABLE EVENTS' MISHA GLENNY 'WIDE-RANGING AND ASTUTE' THE ECONOMIST
