The Deep Now Project

The Deep Now Project book is Lance Hoovestal’s defining work, bringing together decades of international experience, academic research, and firsthand global observation to examine the forces shaping humanity’s future. Rather than focusing on isolated events, it reveals how interconnected systems influence civilization and presents thoughtful ideas for building a more resilient world. As a compelling American book about global threats, it encourages readers to look beyond the headlines and engage with the deeper patterns driving our time.

His acclaimed work, Globalization Contained: The Economic and Strategic Consequences of the Container, explores how the freight container transformed global trade, economics, and international security. Recognized as a significant contribution to economic instability nonfiction, it examines the structural changes that reshaped modern globalization, with particular attention to the evolving relationship between the United States and China.

Lance also contributed to the Handbook on International Political Economy, a multidisciplinary reference examining politics, economics, philosophy, history, and anthropology. Together, these works establish him as a respected voice on global systems, including the challenges explored through his political instability book and his broader research into the risks confronting modern civilization.