Six Ideas that Threaten the World

Winston Langley

In this masterful work, Six ideas that threaten the World, Professor Winston Langley, a
prolific writer, gives us a detailed meditation on the state of the world which is hurdling
towards destruction.  He offers us insights into how we placed ourselves in this
dangerous location, and our individual and collective destinies to overcome our dark
situation with hope and action guided by the quest for justice.
Professor Teodros Kiros, Harvard Summer School, and producer of The Kiros
Report.
The author brings his broad historical knowledge to reflect on the major issues of our time. He
does so in an engaging manner, giving us a survey that is at once accessible to students and
stimulating to the general reader.
Victor Wallis, professor, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Berklee College of Music.

Ideas, indeed, do matter. Winston Langley, a longtime senior administrator in higher
education and scholar of international relations, probes six key ideas with widespread
ramifications for the human condition. This book is an opportunity for readers to learn
from and think with Langley, particularly amidst rapid advances in artificial intelligence
that are facilitating the rethinking of ideas and attendant actions across the
world.” —Neil Roberts, Williams College

Winston E. Langley is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Relations,
Senior Fellow at the John McCormack School for Public Policy & Global Studies, University of
Massachusetts Boston. For over 35 years, Prof. Langley taught courses in ancient and modern
political thought, international political economy, and international law, among others. His
academic research interests are in human rights, models of global order, the proliferation of
nuclear weapons, and the rights of women and children.