Review – Syria at Bay
Carsten Wieland offers a nuanced insight into the complex make-up of Syrian society before it descended into chaos. Such insights will be of enormous value in a post Assad era.
Review – Strategic Vision
In his signature crisp and penetrating style, Zbigniew Brzezinski seeks to outline the needed strategic vision to get the U.S.- or the West at large – back on the global leadership track.
Review – The Counter-Counter Insurgency Manual
This book opposes the militarization of anthropology, and views the US army’s effort to enlist anthropologists as fieldworkers as ethically repugnant.
Review – Border Walls
With imagination and erudition, Jones investigates the fundamental tensions between democratic ideals and the brute realities of the enforcement of state power on the ground.
Review – Contemporary Military Innovation
The key to this excellent collection of essays on military planning and practice in the modern era is in the subtitle: anticipation and adaptation.
Review – Democratic Civil-Military Relations
The demands placed on European democracies have re-prioritized values for the armed forces. This book offers a pioneering study of the challenges in democratic civil-military relations.
Review – Confront and Conceal
Those wishing to understand the limitations of American power and how difficult the foreign policy-making process will be in an age of austerity should consult this first draft of history.
Review – Tiger Trap: America’s Secret Spy War with China
The stakes of Chinese espionage against the US are higher than ever. Tiger Trap is a timely book which enriches understanding of the issue.
Review – Muslims in Indian Cities
As the authors of this volume demonstrate, India’s 170 million Muslim population have been the losers in a legacy of establishing separate territories for non-territorial religious categories.
Review – Can Intervention Work?
Stewart and Knaus argue that the international community is capable of stopping mass atrocities. Yet, it must adopt an incremental approach burnished by local knowledge and expertise.
