New Books in National Security

W. J. Perry and T. Z. Collina, “The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump” (BenBella Books, 2020)

William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
The Button
The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump
BenBella Books, 2020

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in History New Books in Military History New Books in National Security New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Political Science New Books in Politics & Society New Books in World Affairs August 6, 2020 Lilly Goren

As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, American nuclear policy continues to be influenced by the legacies of the Cold War. Nuclear policies remain focused on easily identifiable threats, including China or Russia, and how the United States would respond in the event of a first strike... Read More

Daniel P. Aldrich, “Black Wave: How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disasters” (U Chicago Press, 2020)

Daniel P. Aldrich
Black Wave
How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disasters
University of Chicago Press, 2020

New Books in East Asian Studies New Books in Environmental Studies New Books in National Security New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Political Science New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Science & Technology New Books in Sociology August 5, 2020 Beth Windisch

Despite the devastation caused by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 60-foot tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, some 96% of those living and working in the most disaster-stricken region of Tōhoku made it through. Smaller earthquakes and tsunamis have killed far more people in nearby China and India. What accounts... Read More

H. Eric Schockman, “Peace, Reconciliation and Social Justice Leadership in the 21st Century” (Emerald, 2019)

H. Eric Schockman
Peace, Reconciliation and Social Justice Leadership in the 21st Century
The Role of Leaders and Followers
Emerald Publishing, 2019

New Books in National Security New Books in Political Science New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Public Policy New Books Network August 4, 2020 Powell Morales

In Peace, Reconciliation and Social Justice Leadership in the 21st Century: The Role of Leaders and Followers (Emerald, 2019) co-edited by Dr. H. Eric Schockman, Vanessa Alexandra Hernandez Soto, and Aldo Boitano de Moras, expert contributors explore ways that leaders and followers can bring forth pacifism, peace building, nonviolence, forgiveness,... Read More

Sigurd Neubauer
The Gulf Region and Israel
Old Struggles, New Alliances
Kodesh Press, 2020

New Books in Israel Studies New Books in Middle Eastern Studies New Books in National Security New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Political Science New Books in Politics & Society July 21, 2020 James M. Dorsey

Gulf scholar Sigurd Neubauer’s The Gulf Region and Israel: Old Struggles, New Alliances makes a significant contribution to our understanding of what drives shifting alliances in the Middle East, an ever more volatile part of the world. Shunned by Arab states for much of its existence, Israel has become in recent years... Read More

Gregory Afinogenov, “Spies and Scholars: Chinese Secrets and Imperial Russia’s Quest for World Power” (Harvard UP, 2020)

Gregory Afinogenov
Spies and Scholars
Chinese Secrets and Imperial Russia’s Quest for World Power
Harvard University Press, 2020

New Books in East Asian Studies New Books in History New Books in National Security New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies July 20, 2020 Ed Pulford

The ways in which states and empires spy on and study one another has changed a great deal over time in line with shifting political priorities, written traditions and technologies. Even on this highly diverse global background, however, the long process of licit and illicit familiarization between Russia and China... Read More

Andreas Fulda, “The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong” (Routledge, 2020)

Andreas Fulda
The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
Sharp Power and its Discontents
Routledge, 2020

New Books in East Asian Studies New Books in Law New Books in National Security New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Political Science New Books in Politics & Society New Books in World Affairs July 17, 2020 Jane Richards

The key question in The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong: Sharp Power and its Discontents (Routledge, 2020), is to what extent political activists in these three domiciles have made progress in their quest to liberalize and democratize their respective polities. Taking a long historical perspective,... Read More

P. W. Singer and A. Cole, “Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution” (HMH, 2020)

P. W. Singer
Burn-In
A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Literature New Books in National Security New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Science & Technology New Books in Science, Technology, and Society July 10, 2020 Beth Windisch

In P. W. Singer and August Cole’s groundbreaking book, Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), an FBI agent hunts a new kind of terrorist through a Washington, DC, of the future – at once a gripping technothriller and a fact-based tour of tomorrow. America is... Read More

Evy Poumpouras, “Becoming Bulletproof” (Atria Press, 2020)

Evy Poumpouras
Becoming Bulletproof
Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly
Atria Press, 2020

New Books in National Security New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Psychology New Books in Science & Technology July 7, 2020 Beth Windisch

Former Secret Service agent and star of Bravo’s Spy Games, Evy Poumpouras, shares lessons learned from protecting presidents, as well insights and skills from the oldest and most elite security force in the world to help you prepare for stressful situations, instantly read people, influence how you are perceived, and... Read More

S. Moskalenko and C. McCauley, “Radicalization to Terrorism: What Everyone Needs to Know” (Oxford UP, 2020)

Sophia Moskalenko and Clark McCauley
Radicalization to Terrorism
What Everyone Needs to Know
Oxford University Press, 2020

New Books in National Security New Books in Political Science New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Psychology New Books in Science & Technology New Books in Sociology New Books Network July 6, 2020 Beth Windisch

Terrorism and radicalization came to the forefront of news and politics in the US after the unforgettable attacks of September 11th, 2001. When George W. Bush famously asked “Why do they hate us?,” the President echoed the confusion, anger and fear felt by millions of Americans, while also creating a... Read More