Why do we suffer the illness of our global relations, the twisted child of dizzying change? The Tension Dynamic offers a hard-hitting and sobering analysis of the meaning behind today's global relationships. Taking a panoramic, whirlwind tour through the history of 'humanity', the book visits such diverse topics as communism, gold, and the nature of stock markets. Hardy's thought experiment is original, stunning, and unapologetically direct, laying bare a deep understanding of who and why we are. The Tension Dynamic is an absorbing read for anyone wanting to understand the political metaphysics governing our lives and why our species is in such deep, existential peril.