From the eruption of Vesuvius to Chernobyl and Covid-19, disasters have changed the course of history. Historian Niall Ferguson discusses his new book Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, which asks what we can learn from historical catastrophes to help us tackle future crises.

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Niall Ferguson is the author of Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe (Allen Lane, 2021)

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