The Great Vertigo of Future: 21st Century and Beyond

The twenty-first century is advancing along three fault lines at once.The climate is destabilizing faster than our societies know how to adapt. Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and the new space race are redrawing the very boundaries of what it means to be human. And the world, after decades of illusions about the end of blocs, is returning to the logic of power and rivalry.In The Great Vertigo of the Future, Massoussa Guilain offers a clear, well-documented journey through these three upheavals - and, more importantly, through how they intertwine: the race for green technology is also a geopolitical race; artificial intelligence is at once a tool for fighting climate change and a stake in strategic rivalry between great powers; and the fragmentation of the world into rival blocs complicates any collective response to the climate emergency.Inside, you'll discover: - A clear-eyed status report on global warming, the real pathways (and real obstacles) of the energy transition, and the adaptation strategies already underway - from the Sahel to Singapore- The promise and the peril of artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and the new space race- The return of great-power rivalry, from Taiwan to the Middle East, and the risk of a world fragmented into rival blocsWithout falling into fatalism or naive optimism, this book offers the reference points needed to understand the deep forces shaping our era - and to find, at your own scale, a role to play.An accessible, richly illustrated work grounded in concrete examples and real-world context, complete with a timeline, a glossary, and reflection questions to go further.Perfect for readers of geopolitics, climate, and technology nonfiction who want the big picture - how these forces connect - rather than another book on just one of them.