I want to thank the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to review an ARC of this new work.

America's New Map (ANM for further reference) is authored by Thomas P.M. Barnett. This is my first experience with the author, although I have since learned he has authored several books dealing with the Pentagon, the future of the world, and other topics that take an educated look at the future. Barnett is a PhD, has extensive experience with the Pentagon, known as a successful consultant, and now works in the private sector primarily as a writer if I understood his bio correctly.

The premise of ANM is that America must change moving forward, as will the rest of the world. The author sees the future in rather seismic shifts, where five dominant players (the USA, the EU, China, Russia and India) will be the power brokers all vying for their own role as leaders in the world of the future.

The biggest thing that the author envisions is the movement (immigration) from south to north around the globe. That immigration will be fueled in large part by climate change. The migration will be forced upon masses as those in need search for water, food, and a better way of life. To that end, the author encourages America to be proactive and open doors, welcoming not just immigrants but new "states" primarily from Central and South America. And the author is all for adding Canada as well because they (the US) needs us as much as we will need them.

The author attacks the progressive policies driven by the Trump administration, and believes if America doesn't open the doors (for lack of a better metaphor) then the EU or China or Russia or India will. America will be left behind as an isolationist country wedded to progressive policies of the past--he doesn't say this explicitly but that's certainly an inference in the book.

The book is thought-provoking and contains a lot of data and analysis. The author makes a compelling case for these global changes, no longer driven by East vs West but by South moving North. There are parts of the book I found myself agreeing with and other parts that I simply found irrational.

It is a book that will trigger many emotions. It certainly raises a lot of concern in presenting this new map that the author envisions. Based on life expectancy I won't likely be around to see much of this unless I live to be over 100 (I'm 69 this week).

I don't know if all of this "stuff" is going to happen or not. My guess is that America will no doubt evolve and change as will the rest of the world, but I'm not sure I am buying the author's blueprint for how this will all shake out.

If you are interested in global issues, sociology, and big political concerns you will probably find this book compelling. I'm sure some will write this work off as a liberal diatribe; I don't see it that way although no doubt the author is not a Republican.

I give this work three stars. If this is the future map of America I'm so glad I lived in a very different time.