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Writing about history in today's turbulent world is a risky business. One can fall into the trap of uncritically repeating outdated postulates or become a biased interpreter of history to suit the political, economic, cultural, and ideological trends of our time.

To avoid these pitfalls, Professor Terje Tweddt suggests looking at the past as if it were a mirror. Instead of interpreting historical events from the perspective of the present or the views on history that are still widespread today, he suggests showing how the events of the past - the rise and fall of civilisations, empires, and nations - and their perception in different periods influenced the formation of the world as it is today.

- The first civilisations: Sumer, Ancient Egypt, Indian civilisation
- Empires of the East: Chinese and Ottoman

- The industrial development of Europe and European colonialism

- US dominance and the resurgence of China

- Climate change shaping the future of the world