The collapse of communism the rapid emergence of china and india as major economic powers the september 11 attacks the appearance of relatively new diseases like hiv aids and h5n1 bird flu hurricane katrina the past decade and a half has demonstrated that nothing is as certain as uncertainty in global politics. Start your review of blindside how to anticipate forcing events and wild cards in global politics write a review nov 12 2013 dr phoenix rated it really liked it review of another edition. This item blindside how to anticipate forcing events and wild cards in global politics american interest by francis fukuyama paperback 2298 available to ship in 1 2 days ships from and sold by amazoncom. Blindside how to anticipate forcing events and wild cards in global politics francis fukuyama a host of catastrophes natural and otherwise as well as some pleasant surprises such as the sudden end of the cold war have caught governments and societies unprepared in recent decades. A host of catastrophes natural and otherwise as well as some pleasant surprises like the sudden end of the cold war without a shot being fired have caught governments and societies unprepared many times in recent decades september 11 is only the most obvious recent example among many unforeseen events that have changed even redefined our lives