Brief History of International Relations

The world does not need to be complex and confusing. It can be made simpler so that the business, political, social, and economic implications of global news briefs beaming across televisions and electronic devices can be easily grasped. Key to this is knowing that a five-hundred-year competition for global supremacy between the Chinese, European, Islamic, and Russian empires only ended in 1945. When it did, the world had 57 independent nations. After all empires were dissolved in 1991, there were 193, and each nation carried histories of empires in the form of conquest, religions followed, languages practiced, diversified populations, repressive rule, and histories of discrimination. A Brief History of International Relations: The World Made Easy explores this history of global conflict to contextualize and simplify the often perplexing relations between nations and empires.

Kathleen Brush began 20 very fulfilling years as a turnaround executive for high tech companies in 1994. Her titles included Vice President of Marketing or Engineering, President, and CEO. Later she switched to leadership consulting and writing on leadership and global issues. In 2015, she released the Power of One: You’re the Boss. Her articles have appeared in Financial Times China, The Washington Post, CNBC, Bloomberg Businessweek, CIO.com, The Conference Board, American Management Association, Women Entrepreneur, and Black Enterprise. In 2019, she started the Kathleen Brush Foundation, which is committed to advancing women in leadership. Brush has a pre-law degree from the University of Central Florida, an MBA from Florida Atlantic University, and a PhD from Union Institute & University.