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New Books in National Security
Magnus Nordenman, “The New Battle for the Atlantic: Emerging Naval Competition with Russia in the Far North” (Naval Institute Press, 2019)
Magnus Nordenman
The New Battle for the Atlantic
Emerging Naval Competition with Russia in the Far North
Naval Institute Press, 2019

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies January 17, 2020 Beth Windisch

In The New Battle for the Atlantic: Emerging Naval Competition with Russia in the Far North (Naval Institute Press, 2019), Magnus Nordenman explores the emerging competition between the United States and its NATO allies and the resurgent Russian navy in the North Atlantic. This maritime region played a key role... Read More
Elizabeth Economy, “The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State” (Oxford UP, 2018)
Elizabeth Economy
The Third Revolution
Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
Oxford University Press, 2018

New Books in East Asian StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network January 15, 2020 Richard Davies and Jim Meigs

A trade war with China has dangerous implications for the global economy. What began more than a year ago with President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs has become an unpleasant economic reality for many businesses. Recently, the U.S. labeled China a “currency manipulator.” But an even larger long-term threat comes... Read More
Alice Hill, “Building a Resilient Tomorrow: How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption” (Oxford UP, 2019)
Alice C. Hill
Building a Resilient Tomorrow
How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption
Oxford University Press, 2019

New Books in EconomicsNew Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books Network January 10, 2020 Beth Windisch

Climate change impacts-more heat, drought, extreme rainfall, and stronger storms-have already harmed communities around the globe. Even if the world could cut its carbon emissions to zero tomorrow, further significant global climate change is now inevitable. Although we cannot tell with certainty how much average global temperatures will rise, we... Read More
Jenna Jordan, “Leadership Decapitation: Strategic Targeting of Terrorist Organizations” (Stanford UP, 2019)
Jenna Jordan
Leadership Decapitation
Strategic Targeting of Terrorist Organizations
Stanford University Press, 2019

New Books in LawNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network January 8, 2020 Beth Windisch

One of the central pillars of US counterterrorism policy is that capturing or killing a terrorist group’s leader is effective. Yet this pillar rests more on a foundation of faith than facts. In Leadership Decapitation: Strategic Targeting of Terrorist Organizations (Stanford University Press, 2019), Jenna Jordan examines over a thousand... Read More
Stephanie Malia Hom, “Empire’s Mobius Strip: Historical Echoes in Italy’s Crisis of Migration and Detention” (Cornell UP, 2019)
Stephanie Malia Hom
Empire's Mobius Strip
Historical Echoes in Italy's Crisis of Migration and Detention
Cornell University Press, 2019

New Books in African StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Italian StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network December 31, 2019 Beth Windisch

Italy’s current crisis of Mediterranean migration and detention has its roots in early twentieth century imperial ambitions. Stephanie Malia Hom‘s new book Empire’s Mobius Strip: Historical Echoes in Italy’s Crisis of Migration and Detention (Cornell University Press, 2019) investigates how mobile populations were perceived to be major threats to Italian... Read More
Christopher A. Preble, “Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America’s Foreign Policy Even Worse” (Cato Institute, 2019)
Christopher A. Preble, John Glaser, and A. Trevor Thrall
Fuel to the Fire
How Trump Made America’s Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can Recover)
Cato Institute, 2019

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in PoliticsNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network December 30, 2019 Charles Coutinho

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump broke not only from the Republican Party consensus but also from the bipartisan consensus on the direction of recent U.S. foreign policy. Calling the Iraq war a terrible mistake and lamenting America’s nation building efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Trump has shown little... Read More
Seyed Ali Alavi, “Iran and Palestine: Past, Present, and Future” (Routledge, 2019)
Seyed Ali Alavi
Iran and Palestine
Past, Present, and Future
Routledge, 2019

New Books in HistoryNew Books in Islamic StudiesNew Books in Israel StudiesNew Books in Middle Eastern StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network December 24, 2019 Yaacov Yadgar

In Iran and Palestine: Past, Present and Future (Routledge, 2019), Seyed Ali Alavi (SOAS University of London) surveys the history of the relationship between Iran – and especially the Islamic Republic of Iran – with Palestinian organisations and leadership. It also, quite obviously, deals with Iranian views of Israel and... Read More
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