Top 20 Books International News
2025-03-12 05:45:47
Here are summaries of top 20 books on international news:
- Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy by Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman: Describes how the U.S. has turned control over information networks into a tool of economic domination.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - To Run the World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power by Sergey Radchenko: Examines the Soviet Union’s ambitions during the Cold War and how its leadership set the stage for its downfall.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - Freedom From Fear: An Incomplete History of Liberalism by Alan S. Kahan: Argues that liberals seek to build societies free from the fear of arbitrary power.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt: Demonstrates how the U.S. constitutional order increasingly favors a shrinking minority.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World by Anne Applebaum: Argues that hardcore autocratic states differ from softer regimes in their ruthlessness and hostility to the democratic world.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain by Peter S. Goodman: Explains how deregulation led to fragile supply chains and high prices.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order by Saleha Mohsin: Charts the rise of the dollar and suggests its dominance may be threatened by economic policy errors.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century’s Greatest Dilemma by Mustafa Suleyman with Michael Bhaskar: Warns of the threats and promises of AI and synthetic biology.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - The Russian Way of Deterrence: Strategic Culture, Coercion, and War by Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky: Explores the Russian concept of deterrence, including conventional and nuclear capabilities.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power by Timothy W. Ryback: Details Adolf Hitler’s final ascendance to power.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - Why War? by Richard Overy: Parses psychological, biological, ecological, and anthropological theories of war.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - Where Have All the Democrats Gone? The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremes by John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira: Examines why the Democratic Party has lost support and needs to re-evaluate itself.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged From Roosevelt’s Shadow and Remade the World by David L. Roll: Deals with the transition to Harry Truman’s leadership.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - A Great Disorder: National Myth and the Battle for America by Richard Slotkin: Explores foundational myths of American history and examines culture wars.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - How Not to Be a Politician: A Memoir by Rory Stewart: Account of British politics and the realization that political hypocrisy thwarts policy efforts.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - The New Politics of Poland: A Case of Post-Traumatic Sovereignty by Jaroslaw Kuisz: Explains the rise of the populist far-right party in Poland.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - Indulging Kleptocracy: British Service Providers, Postcommunist Elites, and the Enabling of Corruption by John Heathershaw, Tena Prelec, and Tom Mayne: Examines the UK’s role in sustaining global corruption networks.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl: Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexico’s Ancient Civilizations by Merilee Grindle: Sheds light on the work of anthropologist Zelia Nuttall in Mexico.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie Arana: Celebratory history of Latino contributions to American life.
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com - American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850–1873 by Alan Taylor: Shows how the destinies of North American powers became intertwined.
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