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The Jungle Grows Back
by Robert Kagan • 2018
The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.
4.09
1k+
The Jungle Grows Back Summary
The Jungle Grows Back 97%
The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.
by Robert Kagan 2018
4.09
1k+ ratings
A New Foreign Policy
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2018
The world became multipolar. America didn't notice. Here is the cost and the way out.
3.88
337
A New Foreign Policy Summary
A New Foreign Policy 96%
The world became multipolar. America didn't notice. Here is the cost and the way out.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2018
3.88
337 ratings
The Godfather Doctrine
by Dr John C. Hulsman • 2009
America's unipolar era is over. A Godfather parable shows why realism outlasts its rivals.
3.85
80
The Godfather Doctrine Summary
The Godfather Doctrine 96%
America's unipolar era is over. A Godfather parable shows why realism outlasts its rivals.
by Dr John C. Hulsman 2009
3.85
80 ratings
Diplomacy
by Henry Kissinger • 1994
Europe balanced power; America chases ideals. Three centuries of diplomatic collision.
4.25
10k+
Diplomacy Summary
Diplomacy 96%
Europe balanced power; America chases ideals. Three centuries of diplomatic collision.
by Henry Kissinger 1994
4.25
10k+ ratings
Power, Terror, Peace, and War
by Walter Russell Mead • 2004
America's soft power will not recover via Hollywood, but via microfinance in Khayelitsa.
3.67
108
Power, Terror, Peace, and War Summary
Power, Terror, Peace, and War 96%
America's soft power will not recover via Hollywood, but via microfinance in Khayelitsa.
by Walter Russell Mead 2004
3.67
108 ratings
World Order
by Henry Kissinger • 2014
Europe invented the state system; now every civilization advances a rival blueprint for world order.
4.04
14k+
World Order Summary
World Order 96%
Europe invented the state system; now every civilization advances a rival blueprint for world order.
by Henry Kissinger 2014
4.04
14k+ ratings
Strategic Vision
by Zbigniew Brzeziński • 2012
America's decline won't produce a Chinese century. It will produce a global free-for-all.
3.80
1k+
Strategic Vision Summary
Strategic Vision 96%
America's decline won't produce a Chinese century. It will produce a global free-for-all.
by Zbigniew Brzeziński 2012
3.80
1k+ ratings
War on Peace
by Ronan Farrow • 2018
Before Trump, before forever war, Washington gutted the one tool that could prevent them: diplomacy.
4.14
9k+
War on Peace Summary
War on Peace 96%
Before Trump, before forever war, Washington gutted the one tool that could prevent them: diplomacy.
by Ronan Farrow 2018
4.14
9k+ ratings
Realpolitik
by John Bew • 2015
Realpolitik was a liberal reformer's idea before Bismarck hijacked it. What was lost.
3.94
161
Realpolitik Summary
Realpolitik 95%
Realpolitik was a liberal reformer's idea before Bismarck hijacked it. What was lost.
by John Bew 2015
3.94
161 ratings
Man, the State, and War
by Kenneth N. Waltz • 1954
You cannot fix war by fixing people or states alone. Anarchy makes all other causes possible.
3.97
2k+
Man, the State, and War Summary
Man, the State, and War 95%
You cannot fix war by fixing people or states alone. Anarchy makes all other causes possible.
by Kenneth N. Waltz 1954
3.97
2k+ ratings
The Next Decade
by George Friedman • 2011
America stumbled into empire. Holding it requires a playbook its founders would have despised.
3.84
2k+
The Next Decade Summary
The Next Decade 95%
America stumbled into empire. Holding it requires a playbook its founders would have despised.
by George Friedman 2011
3.84
2k+ ratings
Colossus
by Niall Ferguson • 2004
America has always been an empire. Refusing to admit it is the root of its failures.
3.58
2k+
Colossus Summary
Colossus 95%
America has always been an empire. Refusing to admit it is the root of its failures.
by Niall Ferguson 2004
3.58
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 94%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
Covert Regime Change
by Lindsey A. O'Rourke • 2018
64 covert regime changes, a 39% success rate, and blowback that erased the gains.
4.14
85
Covert Regime Change Summary
Covert Regime Change 94%
64 covert regime changes, a 39% success rate, and blowback that erased the gains.
by Lindsey A. O'Rourke 2018
4.14
85 ratings
The Unquiet Frontier
by Jakub J. Grygiel • 2016
Abandoning allies does not bring safety; it invites tests that slowly unravel American power.
4.01
87
The Unquiet Frontier Summary
The Unquiet Frontier 94%
Abandoning allies does not bring safety; it invites tests that slowly unravel American power.
by Jakub J. Grygiel 2016
4.01
87 ratings
The Post-American World
by Fareed Zakaria • 2008
American power isn't eroding. A dozen new powers are simply rising alongside it.
3.86
13k+
The Post-American World Summary
The Post-American World 94%
American power isn't eroding. A dozen new powers are simply rising alongside it.
by Fareed Zakaria 2008
3.86
13k+ ratings
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J. Mearsheimer • 2006
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
4.12
4k+
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Summary
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy 94%
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
by John J. Mearsheimer 2006
4.12
4k+ ratings
Rogue State
by William Blum • 2000
The world's leading democracy has overthrown forty governments since 1945, calling it freedom.
3.97
926
Rogue State Summary
Rogue State 94%
The world's leading democracy has overthrown forty governments since 1945, calling it freedom.
by William Blum 2000
3.97
926 ratings
International Relations
by Paul Wilkinson • 2007
States remain the main event, but the stage is crowded. Why nukes, NGOs, and identity matter.
3.32
766
International Relations Summary
International Relations 94%
States remain the main event, but the stage is crowded. Why nukes, NGOs, and identity matter.
by Paul Wilkinson 2007
3.32
766 ratings
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
by Samuel P. Huntington • 1998
Global conflict is no longer ideological: seven civilizations now compete for power and survival.
3.78
14k+
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Summary
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order 94%
Global conflict is no longer ideological: seven civilizations now compete for power and survival.
by Samuel P. Huntington 1998
3.78
14k+ ratings
The J Curve
by Ian Bremmer • 2006
The path from oppression to openness runs through a valley where nations break.
3.73
524
The J Curve Summary
The J Curve 94%
The path from oppression to openness runs through a valley where nations break.
by Ian Bremmer 2006
3.73
524 ratings
The Inevitability of Tragedy
by Barry Gewen • 2020
Kissinger fled the Nazis and learned a lesson America still ignores: tragedy shapes world affairs.
4.00
490
The Inevitability of Tragedy Summary
The Inevitability of Tragedy 94%
Kissinger fled the Nazis and learned a lesson America still ignores: tragedy shapes world affairs.
by Barry Gewen 2020
4.00
490 ratings
The Storm Before the Calm
by George Friedman • 2020
Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.
4.05
3k+
The Storm Before the Calm Summary
The Storm Before the Calm 94%
Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.
by George Friedman 2020
4.05
3k+ ratings
The Management of Savagery
by Max Blumenthal • 2019
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
4.29
807
The Management of Savagery Summary
The Management of Savagery 94%
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
by Max Blumenthal 2019
4.29
807 ratings
Don't Wait for the Next War
by Wesley K. Clark • 2014
A retired general's strategy: America, united by energy, not enemies.
3.67
93
Don't Wait for the Next War Summary
Don't Wait for the Next War 94%
A retired general's strategy: America, united by energy, not enemies.
by Wesley K. Clark 2014
3.67
93 ratings
The Next 100 Years
by George Friedman • 2008
America doesn't need to win wars, just prevent rivals from rising. The next battlefield is orbital.
3.67
11k+
The Next 100 Years Summary
The Next 100 Years 93%
America doesn't need to win wars, just prevent rivals from rising. The next battlefield is orbital.
by George Friedman 2008
3.67
11k+ ratings
After the Fall
by Ben Rhodes • 2021
The foreign policy that won the Cold War ended up arming the next generation of dictators.
4.19
5k+
After the Fall Summary
After the Fall 93%
The foreign policy that won the Cold War ended up arming the next generation of dictators.
by Ben Rhodes 2021
4.19
5k+ ratings
Who Rules the World?
by Noam Chomsky • 2014
A superpower that tortures, invades, and sabotages democracy while the world calls it humanitarian.
4.05
13k+
Who Rules the World? Summary
Who Rules the World? 93%
A superpower that tortures, invades, and sabotages democracy while the world calls it humanitarian.
by Noam Chomsky 2014
4.05
13k+ ratings
Overthrow
by Stephen Kinzer • 2006
America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.
4.18
5k+
Overthrow Summary
Overthrow 93%
America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.
by Stephen Kinzer 2006
4.18
5k+ ratings
After the Fall
by Ben Rhodes • 2022
America's post-Cold War mistakes taught the world's authoritarians how to dismantle democracy.
4.15
157
After the Fall Summary
After the Fall 93%
America's post-Cold War mistakes taught the world's authoritarians how to dismantle democracy.
by Ben Rhodes 2022
4.15
157 ratings
Globalismo
by Agustín Laje • 2024
Social engineering survived the Terror and went global. Your sovereignty is its target.
4.46
145
Globalismo Summary
Globalismo 93%
Social engineering survived the Terror and went global. Your sovereignty is its target.
by Agustín Laje 2024
4.46
145 ratings
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
by Martin Wolf • 2023
The system that delivered freedom and prosperity is devouring itself from the inside.
3.91
1k+
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism Summary
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism 93%
The system that delivered freedom and prosperity is devouring itself from the inside.
by Martin Wolf 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Envoy
by Zalmay Khalilzad • 2016
An Afghan immigrant becomes America's envoy in the Muslim world, finding a crisis wars cannot solve.
3.64
163
The Envoy Summary
The Envoy 93%
An Afghan immigrant becomes America's envoy in the Muslim world, finding a crisis wars cannot solve.
by Zalmay Khalilzad 2016
3.64
163 ratings
Per la pace perpetua
by Immanuel Kant • 1795
A Dutch inn sign with a cemetery: Kant's starting point for a plan to end war.
3.59
3k+
Per la pace perpetua Summary
Per la pace perpetua 93%
A Dutch inn sign with a cemetery: Kant's starting point for a plan to end war.
by Immanuel Kant 1795
3.59
3k+ ratings
The Future of Violence
by Benjamin Wittes • 2014
The state's monopoly on violence is ending. Networked technology handed individuals strategic power.
3.42
318
The Future of Violence Summary
The Future of Violence 93%
The state's monopoly on violence is ending. Networked technology handed individuals strategic power.
by Benjamin Wittes 2014
3.42
318 ratings
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
by Edward Luce • 2017
Western democracy's real threat isn't China. It's the voters who no longer believe it works.
4.01
3k+
The Retreat of Western Liberalism Summary
The Retreat of Western Liberalism 93%
Western democracy's real threat isn't China. It's the voters who no longer believe it works.
by Edward Luce 2017
4.01
3k+ ratings
Waste Land
by Robert D. Kaplan • 2025
When crises travel instantly but solutions stall at borders, we get one unending emergency.
3.60
972
Waste Land Summary
Waste Land 93%
When crises travel instantly but solutions stall at borders, we get one unending emergency.
by Robert D. Kaplan 2025
3.60
972 ratings
Nacionalismo contra Globalismo. Dicotomía del Siglo XXI antes de la Inteligencia Artificial
by Alfredo Jalife-Rahme • 2019
The real clash of the century is nationalism versus globalism, and it's already redrawing borders.
4.23
13
Nacionalismo contra Globalismo. Dicotomía del Siglo XXI antes de la Inteligencia Artificial Summary
Nacionalismo contra Globalismo. Dicotomía del Siglo XXI antes de la Inteligencia Artificial 93%
The real clash of the century is nationalism versus globalism, and it's already redrawing borders.
by Alfredo Jalife-Rahme 2019
4.23
13 ratings
Killing Hope
by William Blum • 1995
For forty years, the CIA overthrew governments across the globe. The full ledger is in one book.
4.27
2k+
Killing Hope Summary
Killing Hope 93%
For forty years, the CIA overthrew governments across the globe. The full ledger is in one book.
by William Blum 1995
4.27
2k+ ratings
Anti-Pluralism
by William A. Galston • 2018
When economies stop delivering, democracies start falling. Populism is the symptom, not the disease.
3.76
151
Anti-Pluralism Summary
Anti-Pluralism 93%
When economies stop delivering, democracies start falling. Populism is the symptom, not the disease.
by William A. Galston 2018
3.76
151 ratings
On Grand Strategy
by John Lewis Gaddis • 2018
Great strategists don't pick sides. They hold opposing truths in each hand and act anyway.
3.75
5k+
On Grand Strategy Summary
On Grand Strategy 93%
Great strategists don't pick sides. They hold opposing truths in each hand and act anyway.
by John Lewis Gaddis 2018
3.75
5k+ ratings
Liberalism and Its Discontents
by Francis Fukuyama • 2022
Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.
3.90
3k+
Liberalism and Its Discontents Summary
Liberalism and Its Discontents 93%
Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.
by Francis Fukuyama 2022
3.90
3k+ ratings
Autocracy, Inc.
by Anne Applebaum • 2024
A global network of dictators runs autocracies like for-profit firms. Democracies bankroll them.
4.16
19k+
Autocracy, Inc. Summary
Autocracy, Inc. 93%
A global network of dictators runs autocracies like for-profit firms. Democracies bankroll them.
by Anne Applebaum 2024
4.16
19k+ ratings
The Case for Colonialism
by Bruce Gilley • 2023
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
4.32
191
The Case for Colonialism Summary
The Case for Colonialism 93%
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
by Bruce Gilley 2023
4.32
191 ratings
Wars and Capital (Semiotext
by Éric Alliez • 2016
Capitalism is a war system that uses markets, not an economic system that uses war.
3.93
29
Wars and Capital (Semiotext Summary
Wars and Capital (Semiotext 93%
Capitalism is a war system that uses markets, not an economic system that uses war.
by Éric Alliez 2016
3.93
29 ratings
Notes on Resistance
by Noam Chomsky • 2022
Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.
4.30
405
Notes on Resistance Summary
Notes on Resistance 93%
Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.
by Noam Chomsky 2022
4.30
405 ratings
The Logic of Political Survival
by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita • 2003
Why democracies build roads and dictatorships build patronage: the math of political survival.
3.98
162
The Logic of Political Survival Summary
The Logic of Political Survival 93%
Why democracies build roads and dictatorships build patronage: the math of political survival.
by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita 2003
3.98
162 ratings
Underground Empire
by Henry Farrell • 2023
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
4.02
1k+
Underground Empire Summary
Underground Empire 93%
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
by Henry Farrell 2023
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Accidental Superpower
by Peter Zeihan • 2014
Rivers and oceans made America a superpower. That global order is over; the geography isn't.
4.30
5k+
The Accidental Superpower Summary
The Accidental Superpower 93%
Rivers and oceans made America a superpower. That global order is over; the geography isn't.
by Peter Zeihan 2014
4.30
5k+ ratings
Has the West Lost It?
by Kishore Mahbubani • 2018
China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.
3.70
984
Has the West Lost It? Summary
Has the West Lost It? 92%
China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.
by Kishore Mahbubani 2018
3.70
984 ratings
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