# Amitav Acharya - The Once and Future World Order: Why Global Civilization Will Survive the Decline of the West

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Podcast: [A Book with Legs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-book-with-legs-4895595)
Published: 2025-10-06T06:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5589

## Resource

In this episode, professor and author Amitav Acharya joins Cole Smead to discuss his book “The Once and Future World Order: Why Global Civilization Will Survive the Decline of the West.” The two discuss the history of world order, including its origins in Mesopotamia. Cole and Amitav also examine what historical insights reveal about the future of nations like the U.S. and China, as well as the world order in relation to the decline of the West.

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