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Geoffrey Cain is a bestselling author of books on technology and business around the globe.

He has interviewed presidents, tycoons, innovators, and financial titans. He is frequently sought for strategic counsel by leaders seeking to break through the noise with their ideas.

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His books, Samsung Rising and The Perfect Police State, have been called:

“gripping”

Financial Times

“a crisp narrative”

Publishers Weekly

“riveting”

The Economist

“riveting”

Forbes

“a prescient, alarming work”

Kirkus starred review

a “thriller”

The Wall Street Journal
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His books, Samsung Rising and The Perfect Police State, have been called “gripping” (Financial Times), a “thriller” (The Wall Street Journal), “riveting” (The Economist and Forbes), “a crisp narrative” (Publishers Weekly), and “a prescient, alarming work” (Kirkus starred review).
His citations include the longlist for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, the NPR “Book of the Day,” and the “best nonfiction book in international affairs” from the Overseas Press Club.
He is a regular guest on CNN, NPR, Fox News, and Bloomberg Television. He has interviewed world leaders and covered historic global events. He has advised the White House and regularly testifies before Congress.
Gold medal Axiom business book awards
Received a citation for the Cornelius Ryan Award for "best non-fiction book on international affairs" in 2021.
Longlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, 2020
Featured as an NPR Book of the Day
Named one of the best tech books of 2020 by Cult of Mac

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR

The Perfect Police State

An Undercover Odyssey into China’s Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future
A riveting investigation into how a restive region of China became the site of a nightmare Orwellian social experiment—the definitive police state—and the global technology giants that made it possible.
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“A scarifying dive into China’s pernicious spy state…A prescient, alarming work on the overreach of technology and state power.”

—Kirkus starred review

“Packing a wealth of information into a crisp narrative, this is an impassioned and well-informed exposé.”

—Publishers Weekly

“The future has arrived and it is beyond anything George Orwell could have imagined. In this important new book, Cain details exactly how the Chinese Communist Party deployed 21st century technology – facial recognition, DNA tracking, artificial intelligence – to trap millions of its own citizens in a terrifying dystopia.”

—Barbara Demick, author of Nothing to Envy:
Ordinary Lives in North Korea

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Samsung Rising

The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
Longlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year award. Gold medal, Axiom Business Book awards and Cult of Mac “2020’s Best Tech Books”
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Samsung Rising The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
“Essential reading for the 21st century . . . Samsung Rising is a masterclass in business bio-writing—one that reads like a cyberpunk thriller crackling with circuitry, lit by neon and fueled by soju.”

—Asia Times

“Cain’s writing is appropriately damning of Samsung’s failures and admiring of its achievements, providing a comprehensive look at one of the most secretive and consequential companies in the world.”

—The Verge

An explosive exposé of Samsung that “reads like a dynastic thriller, rolling through three generations of family intrigue, embezzlement, bribery, corruption, prostitution, and other bad behavior”

- The Wall Street Journal

Geoffrey Cain interviews Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

We completely understand the price of freedom.”
– Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine

Latest Writings

Samsung workers go on strike

About 20% of the National Samsung Electronics Union walked off the job, protesting for higher pay and better working conditions. It’s the first time Samsung workers have gone on strike. The World’s host Carolyn Beeler talks about the strike and its significance with Geoffrey Cain.

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The Perfect Police State Book Tour

New America Foundation

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 12:00PM EDT
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World Affairs Council of Dallas-Fort Worth

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