The Fall of the West

The Fall of the West Owen Jones

Reception

2026
The Guardian
Reviewed by Houman Barekat, 29 September

The Guardian · 29 September 2026

The Fall of the West by Owen Jones review – a bracing history of the changing world order

A journalist charts a quarter century of geopolitical hubris and economic overreach

By Houman Barekat

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About the author

Owen Jones, born 1984, United Kingdom.