The Munk Debates books in order

Complete list of The Munk Debates books in order, featuring public policy debate transcripts on topics from global economics to democracy and populism.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Munk Debates: Volume One 2010 Niall Ferguson Buy
2 Hitchens vs. Blair 2011 Niall Ferguson Buy
3 Does the 21st Century Belong to China? 2011 Niall Ferguson Buy
4 North America’s Lost Decade 2012 Niall Ferguson Buy
5 Has the European Experiment Failed? 2012 Niall Ferguson Buy
6 Can the World Tolerate an Iran with Nuclear Weapons? 2013 Niall Ferguson Buy
7 Should We Tax the Rich More? 2013 Niall Ferguson Buy
8 Are Men Obsolete?: The Munk Debate on Gender 2014 Niall Ferguson Buy
9 Has Obama Made the World a More Dangerous Place? 2015 Niall Ferguson Buy
10 The 2015 Canadian Federal Election Debate on Foreign Policy: The Munk Debates 2015 Niall Ferguson Buy
11 Should the West Engage Putin’s Russia? 2015 Niall Ferguson Buy
12 Can Donald Trump Make America Great Again? 2016 Niall Ferguson Buy
13 The Global Refugee Crisis 2016 Niall Ferguson Buy
14 Is This the End of the Liberal International Order? 2017 Niall Ferguson Buy
15 Is American Democracy in Crisis? 2018 Niall Ferguson Buy
16 Political Correctness 2018 Niall Ferguson Buy
17 The Rise of Populism 2019 Niall Ferguson Buy
18 China and the West 2019 Niall Ferguson Buy
19 Future of Capitalism 2021 Niall Ferguson Buy

The Munk Debates are a Canadian public policy debate series held in Toronto, founded in 2008 by philanthropists Peter and Melanie Munk. Each event pairs prominent thinkers and public figures on opposing sides of a pressing question, from “Does the 21st Century Belong to China?” to “Is American Democracy in Crisis?” The debates are moderated by Rudyard Griffiths and published as compact books containing the full transcripts.

Niall Ferguson has participated in several of these debates over the years. The 19 volumes published between 2010 and 2021 cover a broad sweep of political and social topics, including European integration, nuclear proliferation, income taxation, gender politics, the refugee crisis, populism, and the future of capitalism. Notable participants across the series include Christopher Hitchens, Tony Blair, and Henry Kissinger, among many others.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the The Munk Debates series?

There are nineteen books in the The Munk Debates series, published between 2010 and 2021.

What is the first book in the The Munk Debates series?

The first book in the The Munk Debates series is The Munk Debates: Volume One, published in 2010.

What are the Munk Debates?

The Munk Debates are a semi-annual Canadian debate series founded in 2008 by Peter and Melanie Munk. Each debate brings together public intellectuals and political figures to argue opposing sides of a major policy question. The transcripts are published as individual books.

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