International Relations

The dramatic story of the secretive decade-long Pentagon campaign to bring AI-powered targeting systems onto the battlefield.

Brought to you by Penguin. Meet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or famine-stricken the source. 'This jaw-dropping study shows how much money and global influence is concentrated in the hands of a tiny group . . . As the authors roam...

In Breakneck, Wang blends political, economic, and philosophical analysis with reportage to reveal a new framework for understanding China—one that helps us see America more clearly, too.

A crime the Chinese regime can no longer deny—Forced Organ Harvesting.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The epic story of how America turned the world economy into a weapon, upending decades of globalization to confront a new authoritarian axis—Russia, China, and Iran. "Deftly written, Chokepoints is a compelling and dramatic narrative about the new shape of...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and hailed as “the best history of oil ever written” by Business Week, Daniel Yergin’s “spellbinding…irresistible” (The New York Times) account of the global pursuit of oil, money, and power addresses the ongoing energy crisis. Now with an epilogue that...

A crime the Chinese regime can no longer deny—Forced Organ Harvesting.

A Marine Corps Commandant’s Professional Reading List Selection The first in a new “authoritative, shocking” (Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times bestselling author) nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history from #1 New York Times...

“Phenomenal…a jaw-dropping book.” —Jon Stewart, The Daily Show Named by The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Prospect magazine as a best book of the year, this “scrupulously reported” (The New Yorker) and “astonishing” (The Daily Telegraph, London) book rivets with its...

The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world’s most critical resources—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is “pulse quickening…a nonfiction thriller” (The...

On February 28, 2013, after pleading guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, John Kiriakou began serving a 30 month prison sentence. His crime: blowing the whistle on the CIA's use of torture on al Qaeda prisoners....

2019 was the last great year for the world economy. For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it. America...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A “gripping” (The Washington Post) account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism—have been shaped not by humans but by germs “Superbly written . . . Kennedy seamlessly weaves together scientific and...

Aimé Césaire eloquently describes the brutal impact of capitalism and colonialism on both the colonizer and colonized, exposing the contradictions and hypocrisy implicit in western notions of progress and civilization upon encountering the savage, uncultured, or primitive.

This audiobook narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive threats—external aggression and internal dissolution.

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies.”—The Wall Street Journal From the Palantir co-founder, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of...

Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location but about the world in general....

The bestselling author of No Logo shows how the global "free market" has exploited crises and shock for three decades, from Chile to Iraq In her groundbreaking reporting, Naomi Klein introduced the term "disaster capitalism." Whether covering Baghdad after the U.S. occupation, Sri Lanka in the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, THE ATLANTIC, NPR The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. "Patriot is by turns funny, fiery...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the Pulitzer-prize winning author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Economist, Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, The Times "A masterful...

Kim Ghattas delivers a gripping account of the largely unexplored story of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, born from the sparks of the 1979 Iranian revolution and fueled by American policy....

The U.S. ruling class sold out America to China. Can Donald Trump destroy the alliance before it’s too late? For half a century, America’s establishment has forged an alliance with the Chinese Communist Party—one that enriched elites, hollowed out the middle class, and imperiled U.S...

A bold and entertaining exploration of the epic struggles of yesterday and today. Blackshirts and Reds explores some of the big issues of our time: fascism, capitalism, communism, revolution, democracy, and ecology. These terms are often bandied about but seldom explored in the original and...

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER – 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, now fully updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published in 2015 ‘One of the best books about geopolitics you could...

American Exception seeks to explain the breakdown of US democracy, in particular to understand the uncanny continuity of American foreign policy, the breakdown of the rule of law, and the extreme concentration of wealth and power into an overworld of the corporate rich....

In this urgent and eye-opening book, journalist Jan Jekielek distills decades of investigations from reputable sources, combined with his own research and in-depth firsthand insight, into a compelling case for rethinking our approach to the CCP. Through the lens of grave human rights abuses—most disturbingly, the state-sanctioned harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience—Jekielek exposes the inner workings of a regime built on deception, coercion, and control.

In 2017, a small crew gathered in a windowless Pentagon room to put AI at the heart of how America makes war. Led by a Marine Corps colonel haunted by the deaths of US troops and prospect of AI-enhanced rivals, the Project Maven team raced to send AI into combat, igniting controversy and forever changing the US military. Summoning the mayhem of a tech startup, the group wrestled Pentagon bureaucrats and each other, enlisted an initially reluctant Silicon Valley, and convinced US forces to deploy little-tested AI systems in hot wars.

In this urgent and eye-opening book, journalist Jan Jekielek distills decades of investigations from reputable sources, combined with his own research and in-depth firsthand insight, into a compelling case for rethinking our approach to the CCP. Through the lens of grave human rights abuses—most disturbingly, the state-sanctioned harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience—Jekielek exposes the inner workings of a regime built on deception, coercion, and control.

March 2028: Russian troops capture the small Estonian town of Narva and the island of Hiiumaa in the Baltic Sea. After victory in Ukraine, Putin's long-mooted encroachment into the Baltic states has begun. Europe's slow rearmament and its compromised military and intelligence capabilities is now clear for its enemies to exploit. Does Article 5 of NATO apply? What will the alliance decide? Will they risk nuclear war?

A Foreign Policy most anticipated book of the year From a renowned Yale historian comes a chilling look at the looming threat of the next Great Power war and the urgent interventions necessary to avoid it in the twenty-first century. The vast majority of people alive today have come of age in a...

In the fall of 1943, during some of the Pacific theater's bloodiest battles, the United States and Japan pulled off a diplomatic coup—the exchange of civilians caught on the wrong side of the battlefield after Pearl Harbor. Nearly fifteen hundred Allied civilians trapped in Asia, mostly...

‘Indispensable – brilliantly grounded in first-hand experience and telling detail. Compelling’ – Rory Stewart, author of Politics on the Edge ‘Anyone interested in geopolitics should read it’ – Anne Applebaum, author of Autocracy, Inc How do states actually exercise power in an age...

'An extraordinary mastery of geopolitics, combining years on the ground in the most challenging places, a raw instinct for politics and a deep ethical concern for the world in the face of climate catastrophe. A masterpiece.' - RORY STEWART 'A powerful, passionate and utterly convincing book.' -...

Most history books tell you what happened. This one reveals why the world runs on oil—and who controls it. From the first drilling rigs of the 19th century to today’s high-stakes geopolitical battles, oil has shaped empires, ignited wars, and determined the fate of nations. Behind every major conflict lies a hidden force—pipelines, reserves, and the relentless pursuit of energy dominance. In Oil, Power, and War, you will uncover: How John D. Rockefeller built one of the most powerful monopolies in history The rise of the Seven Sisters and the secret agreements that divided the ...

In February 2024, a man nobody had heard of posted a statement on Facebook. Sixteen months later, he was leading the most serious challenge to Viktor Orbán’s rule in sixteen years. Péter Magyar was a Fidesz insider — a bureaucrat married to the Justice Minister, embedded in the system he now vows to destroy. When a presidential pardon for a man who covered up child sexual abuse blew the regime’s moral authority apart, Magyar broke ranks, released secret recordings, and built a political party from nothing. The Flood is the definitive account of the Tisza Party’s extraordinary rise...

There are nights that shape history forever - even if no one notices at the time. On September 26, 1983, in the middle of the Cold War, a Soviet early warning system detected what appeared to be incoming nuclear missiles from the United States. Protocol demanded immediate retaliation. One man stood between signal and catastrophe. Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov had only minutes to decide whether the world was under attack - or if the system was wrong. He chose not to act. This is the true story of the night a single decision may have prevented nuclear war - and changed the course of ...

In an era when the “rules‑based international order” has been overtaken by events, democracies are operating in what Robbin Laird calls the Age of Chaos—a contested transition between global systems whose end state is still genuinely open. This concise, field‑grounded primer maps how a multipolar authoritarian architecture, kill web warfare, and political fracture are reshaping power, deterrence, and war for the twenty‑first century. Drawing on four decades of research and front‑line engagement with commanders, planners, and policymakers from Cold War Europe to the ...

En Todos los males del Reino Unido: La decadencia de la primera nación moderna, Bernd Riemann realiza un examen clínico y contundente de la podredumbre estructural que actualmente está degradando a la primera nación moderna. Rompiendo con la retórica cortoplacista de la clase política británica, el libro revela una nación que se enfrenta a crisis profundas que no pueden resolverse mediante el vocabulario actual de la política de Westminster. Desde el desierto de productividad hasta el colapso del contrato social, esta obra sirve como hoja de ruta diagnóstica para cualquiera que ...

Why immediate and unconditional peace with Israel is a pressing interest for all Arab nations. Before the State of Israel emerged, Arab nationalism and Islamism rejected the European-crafted state boundaries in the Middle East, including the concept of Palestine. Instead, these nations aspired to forge a unified Arab or Muslim nation. This grand vision, however, never materialized. The notion of Palestine as a distinct entity emerged in 1964, largely driven by inter-Arab rivalries rather than a historical reality. Since then, Palestinians have cultivated a narrative of a lost state that, in...

Everything Wrong with the United Kingdom: The Decay of the First Modern Nation The United Kingdom is no longer merely under strain; it is being liquidated to fund a model of managed decline. In Everything Wrong with the United Kingdom, Bernd Riemann provides a clinical, hard-hitting examination of the structural rot currently hollowing out the first modern nation. Moving beyond the short-term rhetorical skirmishes of the British political class, the book reveals a nation facing deep-seated crises that cannot be solved through the current vocabulary of Westminster politics. From the ...

El Sha fue expulsado de Irán por la mayoría chiita persa en un violento levantamiento en 1979, basado en ideologías fundamentalistas extremas como el antisemitismo, el antiamericanismo, los árabes, los europeos y el antiislámico. En ese levantamiento, el Estado fue tomado por cientos de miles de líderes religiosos y mulás, y el ayatolá Jomeini se convirtió en el líder supremo de la nación, donde los seguidores del chiismo lo consideraban un profeta viviente. El líder supremo emite fatwas, o interpretaciones del Corán, que los seguidores del chiismo consideran la palabra de Dios...

In Everything wrong with the European Union: The great stagnation of a regulatory superpower, Bernd Riemann presents an uncompromising, clinical autopsy of a continent in structural decline. Moving beyond the headlines of cyclical downturns, Riemann identifies a systemic lost decade—a profound civilizational stasis where the European project has fundamentally decoupled from the growth trajectories of the world’s leading economies. From the silicon void of a missing tech sector to the mathematical implosion of the welfare state, this volume investigates the fifty structural fractures ...

From the counting halls of inner-city Birmingham to the trading floors of Wall Street, from the Heritage Foundation war room to the algorithmic outrage machines of social media, Liam Byrne exposes the forces propelling the populist surge – and reveals how to stop it. Drawing on original polling of thousands of voters, interviews with leading thinkers, and on-the-ground reporting across Britain, Europe and America, Byrne decodes the populist playbook. He reveals populism's five tribes, showing which voters can still be won back.

En Todos los males de la Unión Europea: el gran estancamiento de una superpotencia regulatoria, Bernd Riemann presenta una autopsia clínica e implacable de un continente en declive estructural. El autor identifica una década perdida sistémica: un profundo estatismo civilizatorio donde el proyecto europeo se ha desacoplado fundamentalmente de las trayectorias de crecimiento de las principales economías del mundo. Desde un sector tecnológico casi inexistente hasta la implosión matemática del estado del bienestar, este volumen investiga las fracturas estructurales que han transformado ...

We bomb cities, burn children, bury truth, and call it defence. War kills millions and teaches nothing. We say never again, then do it again — with better weapons and bigger lies. This book asks a dangerous question: What if war isn’t just tragic... but fundamentally insane? War Is Insane dives into the machinery of modern conflict — from groupthink and propaganda to wounded pride and political cowardice. It strips away the myths and exposes the ugly logic beneath them. Combining psychological insight, historical analysis, and sharp satire, it challenges everything you thought you ...

In the decade following the end of the Cold War, Western democracies stood victorious, brimming with optimism and grand designs. Today, the 1990s look less like a great triumph for liberal democracy and Western modernity than a decade in which post-Cold War excitement and anticipation obscured a...

Energy crises have shaped the global economy before—and they will do so again. From the oil shocks of the 1970s to the fragile energy markets of today, modern societies remain deeply dependent on reliable access to oil and natural gas. Yet the global energy system is built on vulnerable infrastructure, strategic shipping routes, and geopolitical relationships that can shift overnight. In The Next Global Energy Crisis, financial analyst Carl Vincent Sutton delivers a clear and compelling examination of how energy disruptions can trigger global economic turmoil. This book explains how ...

The Polyglot Paper series is designed to provide extensive reading opportunities in interesting subjects for those learning foreign languages. This edition, designed for those learning English, addresses the interesting US-Mexico relationship. The United States–Mexico relationship is not merely bilateral—it is a civilizational frontier relationship shaped by empire, law, language, race, and security logics that have evolved from colonial contact zones to a hybrid economic-security ecosystem defined by trade integration, migration flows, and narcotics conflict.

Des grains d'orge des Sumériens aux cryptomonnaies en passant par les assignats révolutionnaires et l'invention du dollar, David McWilliams retrace toute l'histoire de la technologie humaine qui, au même titre que la roue, le feu ou l'intelligence artificielle, a façonné pour toujours les relations entre les hommes et avec la planète. Une véritable histoire de l'humanité vue à travers le prisme de la monnaie, racontée comme un roman d'aventures.

On February 28, 2026, history held its breath. In a single, synchronized strike, the "Ring of Fire", Iran’s decades-old strategy of regional strangulation, was vaporized. The Ring of Fire: Israel, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East is the first comprehensive account of the war that changed everything. Seasoned journalist Ilan Gattegno takes readers inside the war rooms of Jerusalem and Washington D.C. to detail the collapse of the Islamic Republic. This isn't just a military history; it is a deep dive into forty years of shadow war, intelligence failures, and ultimate redemption. ...