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Much of the discussion surrounding the tariffs proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump has focused on their short-term ...
In a remarkably short time, the second Trump administration has upended many of the precepts that have guided international ...
Only a major drive to rebuild the arsenal of democracy can deter China from taking Taiwan through force or other countries ...
An extraordinary and at times overwhelming amount of detail is packed into this enthralling history of espionage and intrigue surrounding the papacy since the start of World War II.
Tonge is convincing in his conclusion that the religious orders are a permanent feature of Turkish politics and public life.
Park shows what state-building on a shoestring budget looks like in this fascinating historical account of colonial and postcolonial Kenya.
Gardner’s account of the rise of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is essential reading for those interested in understanding how individual ambition and structural factors combine to mold a ...
In this authoritative, elegant biography, Daut draws a complex, contradictory portrait of Henry Christophe, also known as King Henry.
With his unique credibility on the topic, Dinges eschews ideological presumptions for a dogged, comprehensive investigation of the execution of two young Americans in Chile following the ruthless 1973 ...
In this provocative book, Daly argues that militarism in Africa has historically been about more than power grabs.
For millennia, brutal acts of mass violence against enemy soldiers and civilians were commonplace. Here the editors consider 11 troubling case studies of such extreme violence by English and British ...
Rudd is, as this elegantly written book demonstrates, a preeminent scholar of China who has produced an in-depth exploration of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s worldview and the dramatic impact it has had ...