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New Cold Wars
by David E. Sanger • 2024
The post-Cold War peace was a mirage. The new rivalry is hybrid, global, and nuclear.
4.30
2k+
New Cold Wars Summary
New Cold Wars 96%
The post-Cold War peace was a mirage. The new rivalry is hybrid, global, and nuclear.
by David E. Sanger 2024
4.30
2k+ ratings
The Twilight Struggle
by Hal Brands • 2022
How America's Cold War playbook for long-haul rivalry can be updated for China and Russia.
3.98
248
The Twilight Struggle Summary
The Twilight Struggle 96%
How America's Cold War playbook for long-haul rivalry can be updated for China and Russia.
by Hal Brands 2022
3.98
248 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 96%
America stumbled into empire. Holding it requires a playbook its founders would have despised.
by George Friedman 2011
3.84
2k+ 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 95%
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
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 95%
Europe invented the state system; now every civilization advances a rival blueprint for world order.
by Henry Kissinger 2014
4.04
14k+ ratings
Diplomacy
by Henry Kissinger • 1994
Europe balanced power; America chases ideals. Three centuries of diplomatic collision.
4.25
10k+
Diplomacy Summary
Diplomacy 95%
Europe balanced power; America chases ideals. Three centuries of diplomatic collision.
by Henry Kissinger 1994
4.25
10k+ ratings
The Return of Great Powers
by Jim Sciutto • 2024
One invasion buried the post-Cold War. Now three nuclear giants duel in a world without rules.
3.85
1k+
The Return of Great Powers Summary
The Return of Great Powers 95%
One invasion buried the post-Cold War. Now three nuclear giants duel in a world without rules.
by Jim Sciutto 2024
3.85
1k+ 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
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 95%
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
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 94%
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
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 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 94%
The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.
by Robert Kagan 2018
4.09
1k+ 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 94%
America's soft power will not recover via Hollywood, but via microfinance in Khayelitsa.
by Walter Russell Mead 2004
3.67
108 ratings
Crouching Tiger
by Peter Navarro • 2015
China's military buildup is a calculated plan to dominate Asia and choke off American power.
4.04
219
Crouching Tiger Summary
Crouching Tiger 94%
China's military buildup is a calculated plan to dominate Asia and choke off American power.
by Peter Navarro 2015
4.04
219 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 94%
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 Strategy of Denial
by Elbridge A. Colby • 2021
China's plan: seize Taiwan before anyone can stop them. The defense: make the grab fail.
3.79
660
The Strategy of Denial Summary
The Strategy of Denial 94%
China's plan: seize Taiwan before anyone can stop them. The defense: make the grab fail.
by Elbridge A. Colby 2021
3.79
660 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 93%
Before Trump, before forever war, Washington gutted the one tool that could prevent them: diplomacy.
by Ronan Farrow 2018
4.14
9k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
by Paul Kennedy • 1987
The great powers didn't fail on the battlefield. They lost in the factory first.
4.14
6k+
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers 93%
The great powers didn't fail on the battlefield. They lost in the factory first.
by Paul Kennedy 1987
4.14
6k+ 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 93%
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
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 93%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
Asia's Cauldron
by Robert D. Kaplan • 2014
One sea, half the world's trade, six rival claims: the old Pacific order is over.
3.95
3k+
Asia's Cauldron Summary
Asia's Cauldron 93%
One sea, half the world's trade, six rival claims: the old Pacific order is over.
by Robert D. Kaplan 2014
3.95
3k+ ratings
Age of Danger
by Andrew R. Hoehn • 2023
Built for 1947, retooled for terrorism: America's defense system is blind to the threats now coming.
3.81
70
Age of Danger Summary
Age of Danger 93%
Built for 1947, retooled for terrorism: America's defense system is blind to the threats now coming.
by Andrew R. Hoehn 2023
3.81
70 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
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
The Road to Unfreedom
by Timothy Snyder • 2018
The 2016 election was the target of a Russian authoritarian project decades in the making.
4.37
11k+
The Road to Unfreedom Summary
The Road to Unfreedom 93%
The 2016 election was the target of a Russian authoritarian project decades in the making.
by Timothy Snyder 2018
4.37
11k+ ratings
Putinism
by Walter Laqueur • 2015
Oil wealth, Orthodox faith, and a KGB veteran filled the vacuum the Soviet Union left behind.
3.32
260
Putinism Summary
Putinism 93%
Oil wealth, Orthodox faith, and a KGB veteran filled the vacuum the Soviet Union left behind.
by Walter Laqueur 2015
3.32
260 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
World on the Brink
by Dmitri Alperovitch • 2024
The playbook to deter China: focus on Taiwan, control chips, and lock in every alliance.
4.20
832
World on the Brink Summary
World on the Brink 93%
The playbook to deter China: focus on Taiwan, control chips, and lock in every alliance.
by Dmitri Alperovitch 2024
4.20
832 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 93%
The path from oppression to openness runs through a valley where nations break.
by Ian Bremmer 2006
3.73
524 ratings
The Avoidable War
by Kevin Rudd • 2022
Xi has a plan from staying in power to rewriting the world. Washington hasn't read it.
4.23
2k+
The Avoidable War Summary
The Avoidable War 93%
Xi has a plan from staying in power to rewriting the world. Washington hasn't read it.
by Kevin Rudd 2022
4.23
2k+ 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 93%
Global conflict is no longer ideological: seven civilizations now compete for power and survival.
by Samuel P. Huntington 1998
3.78
14k+ 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 93%
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 Long Game
by Rush Doshi • 2021
A playbook for replacing America as the world's leader, drawn from China's own strategic documents.
4.03
1k+
The Long Game Summary
The Long Game 93%
A playbook for replacing America as the world's leader, drawn from China's own strategic documents.
by Rush Doshi 2021
4.03
1k+ ratings
India Way,The - Strategies for an uncertain world
by S. Jaishankar • 2020
India traded non-alignment for a strategy of engaging all sides at once. The architect explains why.
3.92
2k+
India Way,The - Strategies for an uncertain world Summary
India Way,The - Strategies for an uncertain world 93%
India traded non-alignment for a strategy of engaging all sides at once. The architect explains why.
by S. Jaishankar 2020
3.92
2k+ 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 92%
Kissinger fled the Nazis and learned a lesson America still ignores: tragedy shapes world affairs.
by Barry Gewen 2020
4.00
490 ratings
Winter Is Coming
by Garry Kasparov • 2015
Western money and misplaced goodwill built Putin's war machine: a warning from the front lines.
4.04
4k+
Winter Is Coming Summary
Winter Is Coming 92%
Western money and misplaced goodwill built Putin's war machine: a warning from the front lines.
by Garry Kasparov 2015
4.04
4k+ 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 92%
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
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
by Peter Zeihan • 2022
The U.S. Navy built globalization. Its retreat will break it; only America is ready.
4.16
14k+
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning Summary
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning 92%
The U.S. Navy built globalization. Its retreat will break it; only America is ready.
by Peter Zeihan 2022
4.16
14k+ ratings
Never Give an Inch
by Mike Pompeo • 2022
Refusing to pay, apologize, or sign weak agreements: inside Trump’s nationalist foreign policy.
4.31
2k+
Never Give an Inch Summary
Never Give an Inch 92%
Refusing to pay, apologize, or sign weak agreements: inside Trump’s nationalist foreign policy.
by Mike Pompeo 2022
4.31
2k+ ratings
The Geopolitics of Emotion
by Dominique Moïsi • 2008
Oil and armies are not what drive nations. The real forces: fear, hope, and humiliation.
3.65
500
The Geopolitics of Emotion Summary
The Geopolitics of Emotion 92%
Oil and armies are not what drive nations. The real forces: fear, hope, and humiliation.
by Dominique Moïsi 2008
3.65
500 ratings
Prisoners of Geography
by Tim Marshall • 2015
Geography ties presidents' hands more than ideology. The map cornering Napoleon is cornering Putin.
4.19
119k+
Prisoners of Geography Summary
Prisoners of Geography 92%
Geography ties presidents' hands more than ideology. The map cornering Napoleon is cornering Putin.
by Tim Marshall 2015
4.19
119k+ 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 92%
American power isn't eroding. A dozen new powers are simply rising alongside it.
by Fareed Zakaria 2008
3.86
13k+ ratings
Monsoon
by Robert D. Kaplan • 2010
Half the world's oil passes through one ocean; two giants are racing to control it.
3.96
3k+
Monsoon Summary
Monsoon 92%
Half the world's oil passes through one ocean; two giants are racing to control it.
by Robert D. Kaplan 2010
3.96
3k+ 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 92%
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
by Henry Farrell 2023
4.02
1k+ 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 92%
America has always been an empire. Refusing to admit it is the root of its failures.
by Niall Ferguson 2004
3.58
2k+ ratings
The New Map
by Daniel Yergin • 2020
Shale, batteries, and pipelines are redrawing global power faster than diplomats can react.
4.17
6k+
The New Map Summary
The New Map 92%
Shale, batteries, and pipelines are redrawing global power faster than diplomats can react.
by Daniel Yergin 2020
4.17
6k+ 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 92%
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 Hundred-Year Marathon
by Michael Pillsbury • 2014
China's long game to dethrone America, and how Washington became its unwitting partner.
4.20
5k+
The Hundred-Year Marathon Summary
The Hundred-Year Marathon 92%
China's long game to dethrone America, and how Washington became its unwitting partner.
by Michael Pillsbury 2014
4.20
5k+ ratings
Why Bharat Matters
by S. Jaishankar • 2024
India abandoned diplomatic idealism for raw power realism. Its foreign minister explains why.
3.87
491
Why Bharat Matters Summary
Why Bharat Matters 92%
India abandoned diplomatic idealism for raw power realism. Its foreign minister explains why.
by S. Jaishankar 2024
3.87
491 ratings
The Great Tech Game
by Anirudh Suri • 2022
Power once meant factories and oil. Now it runs on code, chips, and data.
4.43
131
The Great Tech Game Summary
The Great Tech Game 92%
Power once meant factories and oil. Now it runs on code, chips, and data.
by Anirudh Suri 2022
4.43
131 ratings
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