This book evaluates the current state of world (dis)order at a time of growing populism, nationalism and pandemic panic …. It distils the implications of the 'civilisational state' for world order. The retreat of US leadership is mirrored by … no longer bound to the norms of 20th century world affairs, notably Turkey, India, China and Russia. By emphasising a …

shape of things to come : aviation, the League of Nations, and the transformation of world order -- Air power for a United … Nations : the international air force during the Second World War -- Wings for peace : planning for the postwar …. An international air force was to enforce collective security and internationalized civil aviation was to bind the world …