Book Reviews

Book Review: Greening Brazil

By Cori Sue Morris
Social Media Editor
October 24, 2011

A comprehensive history of Brazil’s environmental movement, from the Amazon to the urban jungle.


Not My Fault: How the Blame Game Shapes Public Institutions

By Anand Datla
Contributor
August 8, 2011

A common gripe against public international institutions is that they are unable to provide sound quality of service.


BOOK REVIEW: Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About Lying in International Politics

By Anand Datla
Contributor
April 4, 2011

Heads of state that need a guide to help them lie have to look no further. A short treatise on the subject is now available.


Book Review: Zero-Sum Future: American Power in an Age of Anxiety

By Anand Datla
Contributor
March 7, 2011

Today, when someone thinks about the future, they are likely to believe that the 2008 global financial crisis will greatly influence the evolving state of world geopolitics, global economics, and inst


Book Review: Deadly Embrace: Fixing What We Broke

By George Jagels
Contributor
February 7, 2011

The term “AfPak” is more than just blog shorthand; the American strategy in South Asia rests on the belief that Afghanistan and Pakistan are intertwined.


Book Review: The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al Qaeda

By Matthew M. Reed
Managing Editor
January 31, 2011

With The Longest War , journalist Peter Bergen (author of Holy War, Inc.


Book Review: Counterinsurgency

By James Mazol
Managing Editor
September 6, 2010

The praise on the back cover of David Kilcullen’s Counterinsurgency is deceptive: “Required reading” (Fareed Zakaria). “Excellent” (The Economist).


Book Review: Reset: Iran, Turkey, and America's Future

By Matthew Reed
Staff Writer
August 2, 2010

Those familiar with modern Middle East history are aware of Stephen Kinzer’s contributions, especially All the Shah’s Men, his account of the CIA’s 1953 coup in Tehran.