50 Books like America's Greatest Challenge

The Hundred-Year Marathon

by Michael Pillsbury • 2014

China's long game to dethrone America, and how Washington became its unwitting partner.

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🌏 Geopolitics 🥊 China-Us Rivalry ♟️ Grand Strategy 🚀 Asymmetric Warfare 🏦 State Capitalism

The Hundred-Year Marathon 97%

China's long game to dethrone America, and how Washington became its unwitting partner.

by Michael Pillsbury 2014

4.20

5k+ ratings

🌏 Geopolitics 🥊 China-Us Rivalry ♟️ Grand Strategy 🚀 Asymmetric Warfare 🏦 State Capitalism

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

🇨🇳 Us-China Relations ♟️ Great Power Competition 💵 Economic Statecraft 🛡️ Deterrence Theory 🏝️ Taiwan Strait

World on the Brink 96%

The playbook to deter China: focus on Taiwan, control chips, and lock in every alliance.

by Dmitri Alperovitch 2024

4.20

832 ratings

🇨🇳 Us-China Relations ♟️ Great Power Competition 💵 Economic Statecraft 🛡️ Deterrence Theory 🏝️ Taiwan Strait

The Avoidable War

by Kevin Rudd • 2022

Xi has a plan from staying in power to rewriting the world. Washington hasn't read it.

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🌍 Us-China Relations ⚔️ Great Power Rivalry ♟️ Strategic Competition 🛑 Crisis Management 🔀 Power Transitions

The Avoidable War 96%

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

🌍 Us-China Relations ⚔️ Great Power Rivalry ♟️ Strategic Competition 🛑 Crisis Management 🔀 Power Transitions

Wireless Wars

by Jonathan Pelson • 2021

The West lost 5G chasing cheap Chinese labor. The answer is open standards, not sanctions.

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301

🗺️ Tech Geopolitics 🇨🇳 Chinese Tech 📡 Telecom Industry 💣 Economic Warfare 🔗 Supply Chain Risk

Wireless Wars 95%

The West lost 5G chasing cheap Chinese labor. The answer is open standards, not sanctions.

by Jonathan Pelson 2021

4.10

301 ratings

🗺️ Tech Geopolitics 🇨🇳 Chinese Tech 📡 Telecom Industry 💣 Economic Warfare 🔗 Supply Chain Risk

New Cold Wars

by David E. Sanger • 2024

The post-Cold War peace was a mirage. The new rivalry is hybrid, global, and nuclear.

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🌐 Geopolitics 🤝 International Relations ⚔️ Great Power Competition 💻 Hybrid Warfare ☢️ Nuclear Strategy

New Cold Wars 95%

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

🌐 Geopolitics 🤝 International Relations ⚔️ Great Power Competition 💻 Hybrid Warfare ☢️ Nuclear Strategy

Crouching Tiger

by Peter Navarro • 2015

China's military buildup is a calculated plan to dominate Asia and choke off American power.

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219

🌏 Us-China Relations 🇨🇳 Chinese Military 🏯 Asian Geopolitics ⚓ Naval Strategy ☢️ Deterrence Theory

Crouching Tiger 95%

China's military buildup is a calculated plan to dominate Asia and choke off American power.

by Peter Navarro 2015

4.04

219 ratings

🌏 Us-China Relations 🇨🇳 Chinese Military 🏯 Asian Geopolitics ⚓ Naval Strategy ☢️ Deterrence Theory

The Coming China Wars

by Peter Navarro • 2006

Cheap goods, cheap debt: the two chains binding America to a rival that already writes rules.

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222

🇨🇳 China Trade Policy 🇺🇸 Economic Nationalism 🏴‍☠️ Intellectual Property Theft 🛢️ Resource Diplomacy 🌊 Hydropolitics

The Coming China Wars 95%

Cheap goods, cheap debt: the two chains binding America to a rival that already writes rules.

by Peter Navarro 2006

3.32

222 ratings

🇨🇳 China Trade Policy 🇺🇸 Economic Nationalism 🏴‍☠️ Intellectual Property Theft 🛢️ Resource Diplomacy 🌊 Hydropolitics

Asia's Cauldron

by Robert D. Kaplan • 2014

One sea, half the world's trade, six rival claims: the old Pacific order is over.

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🔭 Geopolitics ⚔️ Great Power Rivalry ⚓ Maritime Strategy 🗺️ Territorial Disputes ⛽ Energy Security

Asia's Cauldron 95%

One sea, half the world's trade, six rival claims: the old Pacific order is over.

by Robert D. Kaplan 2014

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3k+ ratings

🔭 Geopolitics ⚔️ Great Power Rivalry ⚓ Maritime Strategy 🗺️ Territorial Disputes ⛽ Energy Security

The Long Game

by Rush Doshi • 2021

A playbook for replacing America as the world's leader, drawn from China's own strategic documents.

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🏦 Chinese Foreign Policy ♟️ Grand Strategy ⚖️ Hegemonic Transition 🧿 Offensive Realism 📊 Economic Statecraft

The Long Game 95%

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

🏦 Chinese Foreign Policy ♟️ Grand Strategy ⚖️ Hegemonic Transition 🧿 Offensive Realism 📊 Economic Statecraft

House of Huawei

by Eva Dou • 2025

A Shenzhen startup built a surveillance empire and defied sanctions: inside Huawei.

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🏢 Corporate Histories 🏭 Chinese Capitalism 🌏 Us-China Rivalry 👁️ Surveillance State ⚠️ Geopolitical Risk

House of Huawei 95%

A Shenzhen startup built a surveillance empire and defied sanctions: inside Huawei.

by Eva Dou 2025

3.88

3k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Histories 🏭 Chinese Capitalism 🌏 Us-China Rivalry 👁️ Surveillance State ⚠️ Geopolitical Risk

Blood Money

by Peter Schweizer • 2024

China attacks with fentanyl, gun switches, TikTok. The silence from Washington is bought.

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1k+

🏛️ Us-China Relations 🌍 Geopolitical Conflict 💊 Opioid Crisis 🔫 State-Sponsored Crime 📱 Information Warfare

Blood Money 95%

China attacks with fentanyl, gun switches, TikTok. The silence from Washington is bought.

by Peter Schweizer 2024

4.36

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Us-China Relations 🌍 Geopolitical Conflict 💊 Opioid Crisis 🔫 State-Sponsored Crime 📱 Information Warfare

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.

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660

🏛️ Military Strategy 🌏 Us China Rivalry 🇹🇼 Taiwan Strait ⚔️ Limited War 🎯 Grand Strategy

The Strategy of Denial 95%

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

🏛️ Military Strategy 🌏 Us China Rivalry 🇹🇼 Taiwan Strait ⚔️ Limited War 🎯 Grand Strategy

The Third Revolution

by Elizabeth C. Economy • 2018

Deng opened China. Xi reversed it: the party now decides what gets built, read, and believed.

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🏛️ Chinese Politics ⚡ Authoritarian Governance 🐉 Xi Jinping Era 🏭 State Capitalism 🌐 Internet Censorship

The Third Revolution 94%

Deng opened China. Xi reversed it: the party now decides what gets built, read, and believed.

by Elizabeth C. Economy 2018

3.75

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Chinese Politics ⚡ Authoritarian Governance 🐉 Xi Jinping Era 🏭 State Capitalism 🌐 Internet Censorship

The Political Thought of Xi Jinping

by Steve Tsang • 2024

Xi Jinping's political system runs on one logic: his survival is China's survival.

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172

🐉 Chinese Politics 🏴 Communist Party States 🚫 Authoritarian Governance 🌏 Chinese Foreign Policy 🏭 State Capitalism

The Political Thought of Xi Jinping Summary

The Political Thought of Xi Jinping 94%

Xi Jinping's political system runs on one logic: his survival is China's survival.

by Steve Tsang 2024

4.09

172 ratings

🐉 Chinese Politics 🏴 Communist Party States 🚫 Authoritarian Governance 🌏 Chinese Foreign Policy 🏭 State Capitalism

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.

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🌍 Geopolitics ⚔️ Great Power Rivalry ☢️ Nuclear Deterrence 💻 Hybrid Warfare 🐉 China-Russia Alignment

The Return of Great Powers 94%

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

🌍 Geopolitics ⚔️ Great Power Rivalry ☢️ Nuclear Deterrence 💻 Hybrid Warfare 🐉 China-Russia Alignment

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

🌍 Global Power Shifts 🇨🇳 China's Rise ♟️ Realpolitik 🕊️ Non-Interventionism 🏛️ Multilateralism

Has the West Lost It? 94%

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

🌍 Global Power Shifts 🇨🇳 China's Rise ♟️ Realpolitik 🕊️ Non-Interventionism 🏛️ Multilateralism

China After Mao

by Frank Dikötter • 2022

Deng's reforms weren't a path to democracy; they were the same dictatorship with a market face.

3.91

1k+

📜 Modern Chinese History 💰 State Capitalism ⛓️ Authoritarian Rule 📹 Surveillance State 🌫️ Environmental Damage

China After Mao 94%

Deng's reforms weren't a path to democracy; they were the same dictatorship with a market face.

by Frank Dikötter 2022

3.91

1k+ ratings

📜 Modern Chinese History 💰 State Capitalism ⛓️ Authoritarian Rule 📹 Surveillance State 🌫️ Environmental Damage

The New Silk Roads

by Peter Frankopan • 2018

Asia revives ancient trade routes, and a new world order is being drawn without the West.

3.57

8k+

🇨🇳 China Rising 🛣️ Belt And Road 🌐 Eurasian Integration 🏗️ Economic Corridors 💸 Debt Diplomacy

The New Silk Roads 94%

Asia revives ancient trade routes, and a new world order is being drawn without the West.

by Peter Frankopan 2018

3.57

8k+ ratings

🇨🇳 China Rising 🛣️ Belt And Road 🌐 Eurasian Integration 🏗️ Economic Corridors 💸 Debt Diplomacy

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

🥶 Cold War History 🗺️ Grand Strategy 🌍 Great Power Rivalry 🚧 Containment Strategy ☢️ Nuclear Deterrence

The Twilight Struggle 94%

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

🥶 Cold War History 🗺️ Grand Strategy 🌍 Great Power Rivalry 🚧 Containment Strategy ☢️ Nuclear Deterrence

T-Minus AI

by Michael Kanaan • 2020

AI will decide global power. The race has already started, and not everyone plays fair.

3.74

721

🌐 Ai Geopolitics 🏁 Tech Arms Races 🇺🇸 Us China Rivalry 👁️ Digital Authoritarianism ⚔️ Ai And Warfare

T-Minus AI 94%

AI will decide global power. The race has already started, and not everyone plays fair.

by Michael Kanaan 2020

3.74

721 ratings

🌐 Ai Geopolitics 🏁 Tech Arms Races 🇺🇸 Us China Rivalry 👁️ Digital Authoritarianism ⚔️ Ai And Warfare

Battlefield Cyber

by William J. Holstein • 2023

America is being hollowed out in a cyber war that stops just short of bombs.

4.01

🛡️ Cyber Warfare 🇺🇸 National Security 🌫️ Gray Zone Conflict 🕵️ Cyber Espionage 🗣️ Disinformation

Battlefield Cyber 93%

America is being hollowed out in a cyber war that stops just short of bombs.

by William J. Holstein 2023

4.01

94 ratings

🛡️ Cyber Warfare 🇺🇸 National Security 🌫️ Gray Zone Conflict 🕵️ Cyber Espionage 🗣️ Disinformation

The Perfect Police State

by Geoffrey Cain • 2021

China's Xinjiang AI state predicts crimes before they happen, and exports the blueprint globally.

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1k+

🛡️ Surveillance States 🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes 🇨🇳 Chinese Politics 🤖 Ai And Ethics 👁️ Mass Surveillance

The Perfect Police State 93%

China's Xinjiang AI state predicts crimes before they happen, and exports the blueprint globally.

by Geoffrey Cain 2021

4.23

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Surveillance States 🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes 🇨🇳 Chinese Politics 🤖 Ai And Ethics 👁️ Mass Surveillance

Censored

by Margaret E. Roberts • 2018

China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.

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123

🧱 Digital Authoritarianism 🇨🇳 Chinese Politics 🚫 Internet Censorship 👁️ Attention Economics 📰 Media Manipulation

Censored 93%

China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.

by Margaret E. Roberts 2018

4.18

123 ratings

🧱 Digital Authoritarianism 🇨🇳 Chinese Politics 🚫 Internet Censorship 👁️ Attention Economics 📰 Media Manipulation

The Great Tech Game

by Anirudh Suri • 2022

Power once meant factories and oil. Now it runs on code, chips, and data.

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🖥️ Tech Geopolitics 💻 Digital Economy 🌐 Great Power Competition 🛡️ Cyber Warfare 🔒 Digital Sovereignty

The Great Tech Game 93%

Power once meant factories and oil. Now it runs on code, chips, and data.

by Anirudh Suri 2022

4.43

131 ratings

🖥️ Tech Geopolitics 💻 Digital Economy 🌐 Great Power Competition 🛡️ Cyber Warfare 🔒 Digital Sovereignty

Spy Schools

by Daniel Golden • 2017

China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.

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🔍 Academic Espionage 🇨🇳 Chinese Espionage 🕵️ Covert Operations 🛡️ Counterintelligence 🌐 Foreign Influence

Spy Schools 93%

China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.

by Daniel Golden 2017

3.57

315 ratings

🔍 Academic Espionage 🇨🇳 Chinese Espionage 🕵️ Covert Operations 🛡️ Counterintelligence 🌐 Foreign Influence

Influence Empire

by Lulu Yilun Chen • 2022

A billion-user empire built on copycatting: inside Tencent's rise and Beijing's decisive crackdown.

3.93

969

🇨🇳 Chinese Tech 📜 Corporate History 📱 Digital Platforms 🎮 Gaming Industry 👁️ State Surveillance

Influence Empire 93%

A billion-user empire built on copycatting: inside Tencent's rise and Beijing's decisive crackdown.

by Lulu Yilun Chen 2022

3.93

969 ratings

🇨🇳 Chinese Tech 📜 Corporate History 📱 Digital Platforms 🎮 Gaming Industry 👁️ State Surveillance

Underground Empire

by Henry Farrell • 2023

The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.

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1k+

🏴‍☠️ Economic Warfare 💵 Dollar Dominance 🔗 Global Supply Chains 💻 Geopolitics Of Technology 🌐 Geoeconomics

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

🏴‍☠️ Economic Warfare 💵 Dollar Dominance 🔗 Global Supply Chains 💻 Geopolitics Of Technology 🌐 Geoeconomics

Apple in China

by Patrick McGee • 2025

One island, one party: Apple's greatest vulnerability hides in plain sight.

4.48

10k+

🚚 Supply Chain Risk 🏭 China Manufacturing 🏛️ State Capitalism 🚀 Tech Nationalism 🇨🇳 China Business

Apple in China 93%

One island, one party: Apple's greatest vulnerability hides in plain sight.

by Patrick McGee 2025

4.48

10k+ ratings

🚚 Supply Chain Risk 🏭 China Manufacturing 🏛️ State Capitalism 🚀 Tech Nationalism 🇨🇳 China Business

The China Model

by Daniel A. Bell • 2015

Voters are ignorant, money corrupts, and the future gets no vote. China's alternative explained.

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290

🌍 Comparative Politics 🏛️ Chinese Governance 🎓 Meritocracy Critique 📊 Public Choice Theory ☯️ Modern Confucianism

The China Model 93%

Voters are ignorant, money corrupts, and the future gets no vote. China's alternative explained.

by Daniel A. Bell 2015

3.60

290 ratings

🌍 Comparative Politics 🏛️ Chinese Governance 🎓 Meritocracy Critique 📊 Public Choice Theory ☯️ Modern Confucianism

Wealth and Power

by Orville Schell • 2013

Modern China's one obsession: reclaiming power after humiliation, even when freedom was the cost.

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🇨🇳 Modern Chinese History 🏛️ Chinese Political Thought 🏭 Authoritarian Development 🔄 National Rejuvenation 📚 Intellectual History

Wealth and Power 92%

Modern China's one obsession: reclaiming power after humiliation, even when freedom was the cost.

by Orville Schell 2013

4.23

1k+ ratings

🇨🇳 Modern Chinese History 🏛️ Chinese Political Thought 🏭 Authoritarian Development 🔄 National Rejuvenation 📚 Intellectual History

Grave New World

by Stephen D. King • 2017

Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.

3.66

227

🌐 Globalization 🌍 Geopolitics 📢 Populism 📜 Economic History 📊 Inequality

Grave New World 92%

Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.

by Stephen D. King 2017

3.66

227 ratings

🌐 Globalization 🌍 Geopolitics 📢 Populism 📜 Economic History 📊 Inequality

Mao's America

by Xi Van Fleet • 2023

Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.

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560

🏮 Maoist China 🕯️ Survivor Testimony ⚖️ Totalitarian Parallels 🎭 Identity Politics Critique 🌏 Cultural Comparison

Mao's America 92%

Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.

by Xi Van Fleet 2023

4.42

560 ratings

🏮 Maoist China 🕯️ Survivor Testimony ⚖️ Totalitarian Parallels 🎭 Identity Politics Critique 🌏 Cultural Comparison

Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA

by Henry M. Paulson Jr. • 2014

US-China progress was never about demands. It was about relationships built before they were needed.

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🇨🇳 US-China Relations 🤝 Economic Diplomacy 💱 Currency Politics 📈 Emerging Markets 🌐 Global Finance

Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA Summary

Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA 92%

US-China progress was never about demands. It was about relationships built before they were needed.

by Henry M. Paulson Jr. 2014

3.77

2k+ ratings

🇨🇳 US-China Relations 🤝 Economic Diplomacy 💱 Currency Politics 📈 Emerging Markets 🌐 Global Finance

Red Roulette

by Desmond Shum • 2021

From poverty to billions, she partnered with premiers. Then Beijing made her vanish.

3.91

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🇨🇳 Chinese Politics 💰 Crony Capitalism ⚖️ Authoritarian Regimes 🔗 Elite Networks ✍️ Dissident Memoir

Red Roulette 92%

From poverty to billions, she partnered with premiers. Then Beijing made her vanish.

by Desmond Shum 2021

3.91

6k+ ratings

🇨🇳 Chinese Politics 💰 Crony Capitalism ⚖️ Authoritarian Regimes 🔗 Elite Networks ✍️ Dissident Memoir

Strategic Vision

by Zbigniew Brzeziński • 2012

America's decline won't produce a Chinese century. It will produce a global free-for-all.

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🦅 Us Foreign Policy 🗺️ Grand Strategy 📉 American Decline 🔄 Power Transition 🐉 Rising China

Strategic Vision 92%

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

🦅 Us Foreign Policy 🗺️ Grand Strategy 📉 American Decline 🔄 Power Transition 🐉 Rising China

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

🧭 Grand Strategy 🛢️ Energy Geopolitics 💼 Economic Statecraft 🌎 Climate Security 🌏 Us China Relations

Don't Wait for the Next War 92%

A retired general's strategy: America, united by energy, not enemies.

by Wesley K. Clark 2014

3.67

93 ratings

🧭 Grand Strategy 🛢️ Energy Geopolitics 💼 Economic Statecraft 🌎 Climate Security 🌏 Us China Relations

The Future Is Asian

by Parag Khanna • 2019

The West's two-century dominance was a blip. Asia reclaims the center, with new rules.

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🗺️ Asian Geopolitics 🏛️ Technocratic Governance 🌐 Multipolar World Order 💰 Economic Regionalism 📜 Eurasian History

The Future Is Asian 92%

The West's two-century dominance was a blip. Asia reclaims the center, with new rules.

by Parag Khanna 2019

3.70

1k+ ratings

🗺️ Asian Geopolitics 🏛️ Technocratic Governance 🌐 Multipolar World Order 💰 Economic Regionalism 📜 Eurasian History

After the Fall

by Ben Rhodes • 2022

America's post-Cold War mistakes taught the world's authoritarians how to dismantle democracy.

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🧭 Post-Cold War Order 🌍 Global Authoritarianism 🚧 Democratic Erosion 📡 Information Warfare 🗳️ Nationalist Populism

After the Fall 92%

America's post-Cold War mistakes taught the world's authoritarians how to dismantle democracy.

by Ben Rhodes 2022

4.15

157 ratings

🧭 Post-Cold War Order 🌍 Global Authoritarianism 🚧 Democratic Erosion 📡 Information Warfare 🗳️ Nationalist Populism

China's Economy

by Arthur R. Kroeber • 2016

China's economy isn't a miracle: it's a hybrid of one-party rule and market forces at scale.

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🇨🇳 Chinese Economy 🌏 Emerging Markets 🏛️ Political Economy 📦 Export Led Growth 🏭 State Capitalism

China's Economy 92%

China's economy isn't a miracle: it's a hybrid of one-party rule and market forces at scale.

by Arthur R. Kroeber 2016

4.26

1k+ ratings

🇨🇳 Chinese Economy 🌏 Emerging Markets 🏛️ Political Economy 📦 Export Led Growth 🏭 State Capitalism

Unhumans

by Jack Posobiec • 2024

The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.

3.99

1k+

📜 Communist History ⚔️ Political Warfare 🚫 Anti-Communism 🚮 Cancel Culture 🏛️ Institutional Capture

Unhumans 92%

The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.

by Jack Posobiec 2024

3.99

1k+ ratings

📜 Communist History ⚔️ Political Warfare 🚫 Anti-Communism 🚮 Cancel Culture 🏛️ Institutional Capture

Four Battlegrounds

by Paul Scharre • 2023

AI is a contest for physical and intellectual resources; the winner writes the rules of the century.

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522

🏛️ Ai Policy ⚔️ Military Ai 📡 Digital Repression 🦠 Disinformation ⚠️ Ai Safety

Four Battlegrounds 92%

AI is a contest for physical and intellectual resources; the winner writes the rules of the century.

by Paul Scharre 2023

3.83

522 ratings

🏛️ Ai Policy ⚔️ Military Ai 📡 Digital Repression 🦠 Disinformation ⚠️ Ai Safety

TikTok Boom

by Chris Stokel-Walker • 2021

China built the world's most addictive app. The algorithm knows you better than your friends do.

3.72

191

🏛️ Tech Geopolitics 💰 Creator Economy 🤖 Algorithmic Curation 👀 Attention Economy 🔒 Data Privacy

TikTok Boom 92%

China built the world's most addictive app. The algorithm knows you better than your friends do.

by Chris Stokel-Walker 2021

3.72

191 ratings

🏛️ Tech Geopolitics 💰 Creator Economy 🤖 Algorithmic Curation 👀 Attention Economy 🔒 Data Privacy

China's Gilded Age

by Yuen Yuen Ang • 2021

Why did China boom for 40 years amid vast corruption? Because not all graft kills growth.

4.17

309

🏛️ Political Economy 🌏 Comparative Politics 💼 Crony Capitalism 📊 Institutional Economics 🗿 Developmental State

China's Gilded Age 92%

Why did China boom for 40 years amid vast corruption? Because not all graft kills growth.

by Yuen Yuen Ang 2021

4.17

309 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🌏 Comparative Politics 💼 Crony Capitalism 📊 Institutional Economics 🗿 Developmental State

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+

🇺🇸 America First 🇨🇳 Us China Rivalry 🏛️ Cabinet Memoirs ✝️ Faith And Diplomacy 🛡️ Deterrence Strategy

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

🇺🇸 America First 🇨🇳 Us China Rivalry 🏛️ Cabinet Memoirs ✝️ Faith And Diplomacy 🛡️ Deterrence Strategy

The Unquiet Frontier

by Jakub J. Grygiel • 2016

Abandoning allies does not bring safety; it invites tests that slowly unravel American power.

4.01

🗺️ Grand Strategy 🤝 Alliance Politics ☢️ Deterrence Theory 🌍 Geopolitics 🏛️ Political Realism

The Unquiet Frontier 92%

Abandoning allies does not bring safety; it invites tests that slowly unravel American power.

by Jakub J. Grygiel 2016

4.01

87 ratings

🗺️ Grand Strategy 🤝 Alliance Politics ☢️ Deterrence Theory 🌍 Geopolitics 🏛️ Political Realism

JFK's Forgotten Crisis

by Bruce Riedel • 2015

A CIA shadow war in Tibet helped spark the 1962 Sino-Indian War. Asia never recovered.

4.17

445

🌐 Cold War Geopolitics 🏔️ Sino-Indian Relations 🕵️ Covert Operations 🔍 Intelligence Failures ⚡ Crisis Management

JFK's Forgotten Crisis 92%

A CIA shadow war in Tibet helped spark the 1962 Sino-Indian War. Asia never recovered.

by Bruce Riedel 2015

4.17

445 ratings

🌐 Cold War Geopolitics 🏔️ Sino-Indian Relations 🕵️ Covert Operations 🔍 Intelligence Failures ⚡ Crisis Management

Becoming Kim Jong Un

by Jung H. Pak • 2020

Why Kim Jong Un won't denuclearize: a CIA officer on his ruthless survival strategy.

3.76

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🔴 North Korean Politics 🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes ☢️ Nuclear Proliferation 💻 Cyber Warfare 👑 Personality Cults

Becoming Kim Jong Un 91%

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The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.

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The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.

by Robert Kagan 2018

4.09

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy 🌐 Liberal Internationalism 🕊️ Pax Americana 🦅 Neoconservatism ⚔️ Great Power Competition

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