Global disputes often play out in economic or political spheres, but in the most turbulent tête-à-têtes can activate military responses between nations, and the threat of escalation. That’s the scenario envisioned in 2034:  A Novel of the Next World War, by retired four-star Admiral James Stavridis -- now Vice Chairman of The Carlyle Group -- and ex-Marine Elliot Ackerman. The authors sketch a blood curdling near future conflict that ensnares the superpowers in an all-too-realistic naval flashpoint.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house