John Rapley

John Rapley is an author and academic who divides his time between London, Johannesburg and Ottawa. His books include Why Empires Fall: Rome, America and the Future of the West (with Peter Heather, Penguin, 2023) and Twilight of the Money Gods: Economics as a Religion (Simon & Schuster, 2017).

John Rapley is an author and academic who divides his time between London, Johannesburg and Ottawa. His books include Why Empires Fall: Rome, America and the Future of the West (with Peter Heather, Penguin, 2023) and Twilight of the Money Gods: Economics as a Religion (Simon & Schuster, 2017).

The American century of humiliation

John Rapley

08 May 2025

China is ready for battle

John Rapley

10 Apr 2025

Trump will make China great again

John Rapley

04 Apr 2025

Is Trump engineering a crash?

John Rapley

12 Mar 2025

China is back in business

John Rapley

26 Feb 2025