{"product_id":"unreliable-boyfriend-an-insiders-view-of-dealing-with-a-chaotic-superpower-plutocrats-and-other-complicated-people-9781398558571","title":"Unreliable Boyfriend: An Insider's View of Dealing with a Chaotic Superpower, Plutocrats and Other Complicated People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative and rare insider account of how a new generation of Western plutocrats manoeuvre power from behind closed doors – and how liberal democracy can fight back.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChrystia Freeland spent decades reporting how foreign dissidents and oligarchs, from Moscow to China and beyond, exploit economic upheaval and hollow out the lives of ordinary people. As a political leader and fierce negotiator, she brought these lessons into halls of power, only to encounter a new order of global elites and tyrannical regimes – this time in the West itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, as authoritarianism resurges around the world alongside rising tariffs, economic anxiety and democratic instability, she shines a light on the current crisis of liberal democracy. With bold and unusual candour, Freeland exposes how deals are really made and how coalitions fracture when governments fail to deliver for working people, and she argues that trade, security and democracy can no longer be separated\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003eInstead, democracies must build new alliances strong enough to resist foreign autocrats and homegrown oligarchs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart memoir, part polemic, \u003ci\u003eUnreliable Boyfriend\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful investigation of leadership, ambition, compromise and betrayal, from a public intellectual with a clear view into the dangers, and opportunities, of our unreliable relationship with the United States.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781398558571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: ANZ Only\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 27 Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChrystia Freeland \u003c\/b\u003eis Canada’s former deputy prime minister, foreign minister and minister of finance. With a background in Russian history, she first gained international acclaim as a foreign correspondent and editor for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eand Reuters, and later served as the deputy editor of the\u003ci\u003e Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eSale of the Cen­tury \u003c\/i\u003e(2000), told the story of the struggle between reformers and oligarchs in 1990s Russia. Her 2012 book, \u003ci\u003ePlutocrats\u003c\/i\u003e, established her as a leading voice on global economic inequality. After more than a decade in federal politics, including a pivotal role in renegoti­ating the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, Freeland resigned from Parliament in early 2026. She has since served as a resident fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics and an unpaid economic adviser to the Ukrainian government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Chrystia Freeland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51528089239769,"sku":"9781398558571","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781398558571.jpg?v=1794035394","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/unreliable-boyfriend-an-insiders-view-of-dealing-with-a-chaotic-superpower-plutocrats-and-other-complicated-people-9781398558571","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}