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Monsoon Summary
Monsoon
The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
by Robert D. Kaplan 2010 323 pages
3.96
2.8K ratings
History
Politics
Asia
A New Foreign Policy Summary
A New Foreign Policy
Beyond American Exceptionalism
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2018 262 pages
3.83
276 ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
The Third Revolution Summary
The Third Revolution
Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
by Elizabeth C. Economy 2018 359 pages
3.77
1.2K ratings
China
Politics
History
Chokepoints Summary
Chokepoints
American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare
by Edward Fishman 2025 560 pages
4.36
953 ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Becoming Kim Jong Un Summary
Becoming Kim Jong Un
A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator
by Jung H. Pak 2020 336 pages
3.77
1.3K ratings
History
Biography
Politics
International Law Summary
International Law
by Malcolm N. Shaw 1991 1434 pages
4.20
418 ratings
Law
International Relations
Textbooks
International Relations Summary
International Relations
by Joshua S. Goldstein 1993 624 pages
3.81
434 ratings
Politics
International Relations
Political Science
The Inevitability of Tragedy Summary
The Inevitability of Tragedy
Henry Kissinger and His World
by Barry Gewen 2020 480 pages
4.03
461 ratings
History
Politics
Biography
Power, Terror, Peace, and War Summary
Power, Terror, Peace, and War
America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk
by Walter Russell Mead 2004 256 pages
3.65
105 ratings
History
Politics
International Relations
Covert Regime Change Summary
Covert Regime Change
America's Secret Cold War
by Lindsey A. O'Rourke 2018 330 pages
4.17
75 ratings
History
Politics
International Relations
Per la pace perpetua Summary
Per la pace perpetua
by Immanuel Kant 1795 142 pages
3.58
2.8K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
The Strategy of Denial Summary
The Strategy of Denial
American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict
by Elbridge A. Colby 2021 384 pages
3.78
606 ratings
Politics
China
History
The Fourth Political Theory Summary
The Fourth Political Theory
by Alexander Dugin 2012 211 pages
3.3
771 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Russia
Shopping for Bombs Summary
Shopping for Bombs
Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of the A.Q. Khan Network
by Gordon Corera 2006 304 pages
3.80
117 ratings
Politics
History
Asia
Overthrow Summary
Overthrow
America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
by Stephen Kinzer 2007 384 pages
4.17
4.6K ratings
History
Politics
American History
Blood Money Summary
Blood Money
Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
by Peter Schweizer 2024 316 pages
4.35
1.2K ratings
Politics
China
History
Coercion, Capital, and European States, A.D. 990-1992 Summary
Coercion, Capital, and European States, A.D. 990-1992
by Charles Tilly 1993 288 pages
4.09
582 ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
The Coup Summary
The Coup
1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations
by Ervand Abrahamian 2013 277 pages
4.12
725 ratings
History
Iran
Middle East
Spin Dictators Summary
Spin Dictators
The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century
by Sergei Guriev 2022 360 pages
3.95
1.2K ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse Summary
Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse
Inside the Collapse of Venezuela
by William Neuman 2022 352 pages
4.13
1.1K ratings
History
Politics
Economics
The Ages of Globalization Summary
The Ages of Globalization
Geography, Technology, and Institutions
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2020 280 pages
3.9
401 ratings
Economics
History
Politics
Contemporary Conflict Resolution Summary
Contemporary Conflict Resolution
by Oliver Ramsbotham 2005 424 pages
3.73
179 ratings
Politics
Textbooks
School
Unholy Trinity Summary
Unholy Trinity
The IMF, World Bank and WTO
by Richard Peet 2003 272 pages
3.57
148 ratings
Economics
Politics
History
States and Social Revolutions Summary
States and Social Revolutions
A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia and China
by Theda Skocpol 1979 426 pages
3.85
559 ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
The Jungle Grows Back Summary
The Jungle Grows Back
America and Our Imperiled World
by Robert Kagan 2018 192 pages
4.1
1.4K ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
The Unquiet Frontier Summary
The Unquiet Frontier
Rising Rivals, Vulnerable Allies, and the Crisis of American Power
by Jakub J. Grygiel 2016 240 pages
4.01
87 ratings
Politics
Military Fiction
International Relations
The World After Gaza Summary
The World After Gaza
A Short History
by Pankaj Mishra 2025 300 pages
4.08
1.2K ratings
History
Politics
Middle East
Hidden Hand Summary
Hidden Hand
Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World
by Clive Hamilton 2020 320 pages
3.86
797 ratings
China
Politics
History
The Accidental Superpower Summary
The Accidental Superpower
Ten Years On
by Peter Zeihan 2023 409 pages
4.46
1.7K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
World on Fire Summary
World on Fire
How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability
by Amy Chua 2004 368 pages
3.82
1.4K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
What's the Worst That Could Happen? Summary
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Existential Risk and Extreme Politics
by Andrew Leigh 2021 240 pages
3.81
53 ratings
Politics
International Relations
Why Did Europe Conquer the World? Summary
Why Did Europe Conquer the World?
by Philip T. Hoffman 2015 282 pages
3.41
256 ratings
History
Economics
European History
Blowback Summary
Blowback
The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
by Chalmers Johnson 2004 268 pages
4.06
2.6K ratings
Politics
History
War
Worth Dying For Summary
Worth Dying For
The Power and Politics of Flags
by Tim Marshall 2016 266 pages
3.65
6.3K ratings
Politics
History
Geography
States and Power in Africa Summary
States and Power in Africa
Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control
by Jeffrey Herbst 2000 296 pages
3.99
269 ratings
Africa
History
Politics
Patterns of Democracy Summary
Patterns of Democracy
Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries
by Arend Lijphart 1999 368 pages
3.68
698 ratings
Politics
Political Science
Academic
Against the World Summary
Against the World
Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars
by Tara Zahra 2023 384 pages
3.96
251 ratings
History
Politics
World History
The Dark Side of Democracy Summary
The Dark Side of Democracy
Explaining Ethnic Cleansing
by Michael Mann 2004 592 pages
4.06
159 ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
Ill Winds Summary
Ill Winds
Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency
by Larry Diamond 2019 368 pages
3.99
274 ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
The Great Delusion Summary
The Great Delusion
Liberal Dreams and International Realities
by John J. Mearsheimer 2018 328 pages
4.1
1.2K ratings
Politics
International Relations
History
Treacherous Alliance Summary
Treacherous Alliance
The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States
by Trita Parsi 2007 384 pages
4.12
554 ratings
Politics
History
Iran
Brotherhood of Kings Summary
Brotherhood of Kings
How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East
by Amanda H. Podany 2010 432 pages
4.47
121 ratings
History
Ancient History
Middle East
Why Leaders Lie Summary
Why Leaders Lie
The Truth About Lying in International Politics
by John J. Mearsheimer 2011 160 pages
3.47
881 ratings
Politics
International Relations
History
Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy Summary
Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy
by Kishore Mahbubani 2020 320 pages
4.07
2.1K ratings
China
Politics
History
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