What is Coming? A Forecast of Things after the War

This book forecasts the post–World War I world through scientific and sociological analysis, reflecting deeply on the political, economic, and social scars left by the conflict. Wells emphasizes the nature of prophecy and the importance of scientific reasoning, pointing out that the greatest obstacles to peace lie within entrenched national structures and human preconceptions. He revisits the failures of past international relations, advocating for a new world order that transcends borders. The opening sketches a landscape of exhaustion and turmoil brought by war, exploring the possibilities for reconstruction within it. Through this, readers are invited to contemplate the paths humanity might take after the war’s end.