Social science / Political science / International Relations

Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations

by Wang Zheng

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has not only survived but thrived in the post-Cold War era, regaining the support of Chinese citizens after the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989. Popular sentiment has turned...

Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche

by Ethan Watters

It is well known that American culture is a dominant force at home and abroad; our exportation of everything from movies to junk food is a well-documented phenomenon. But is it possible America's most troubling...

Blind Into Baghdad: America's War in Iraq

by James Fallows

In the autumn of 2002, Atlantic Monthly national correspondent James Fallows wrote an article predicting many of the problems America would face if it invaded Iraq. After events confirmed many of his predictions,...

Coercion, Cooperation, and Ethics in International Relations

by Richard Ned Lebow

This volume brings together the recent essays of Richard Ned Lebow, one of the leading scholars of international relations and US foreign policy.

Lebow's work has centred on the instrumental value of ethics...

That Used to Be Us

by Thomas L. Friedman & Michael Mandelbaum

America is in trouble. We face four major challenges on which our future depends, and we are failing to meet them—and if we delay any longer, soon it will be too late for us to pass along the American dream...

Resource Wars

by Michael T. Klare

This sobering look at the future of warfare predicts that conflicts will now be fought over diminishing supplies of our most precious natural resources.

From the barren oilfields of Central Asia to the lush Nile...

The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama

by Michael R. Gordon & Bernard E. Trainor

A Wall Street Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2012

In this follow-up to their national bestseller Cobra II, Michael Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor deftly piece together the story of the most widely...

United Nations Development Programme and System (Undp)

by Stephen Browne

This volume provides a short and accessible introduction to the organization that serves as the primary coordinator of the work of the UN system throughout the developing world -the United Nations Development...

Making the Future: Occupations, Interventions, Empire and Resistance

by Noam Chomsky

Making the Future presents more than fifty concisely argued commentaries on U.S. politics and policies, written between 2007 and 2011.

Saudi Arabia in the New Middle East

by F. Gregory Gause III

Gause posits that, though the Arab Awakening has caused tensions in Saudi-American relations, the two countries do not face a crisis and still have significant mutual interests that should be prioritized.

Allies of a Kind: The United States, Britain and the War Against Japan, 1941-1945

by Christopher Thorne

An analysis of American and British policies and interactions with the Far East during World War II. This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities E-Book's (http://www.humanitiesebook.org) online version...

Managing Instability on China's Periphery

by Council on Foreign Relations

In this Center for Preventive Action study, CFR scholars provide policy options for preventing a major crisis and mitigating the consequences in the territories immediately adjacent to China: North Korea, Myanmar,...

The United States and India

by Council on Foreign Relations & Aspen Institute India

This is a joint report from CFR and Aspen Institute India detailing policy recommendations by high-level U.S. and Indian strategists for the U.S.-India relationship.

Disordered World: Setting a New Course for the Twenty-first Century

by Amin Maalouf

Revered intellectual, novelist, and humanist Amin Maalouf looks at a world divided in a time when common threats should unite us, examining a history of tensions and presaging the dawn of a new age.

The Wandering Who: A Study of Jewish Identity Politics

by Gilad Atzmon

An investigation of Jewish identity politics and Jewish contemporary ideology using both popular culture and scholarly texts. Jewish identity is tied up with some of the most difficult and contentious issues...

Prepare Yourself for China: The Visitor's Survival Guide to China. Second Edition.

by Brian Bailie

China is a whole other planet (and you're the alien).

Hit the ground running with this essential know-how and friendly advice based on a decade of personal experience plus the hard-earned wisdom of dozens of...

Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle

by Dan Senor & Saul Singer

START-UP NATION addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel-- a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural...

UN Security Council Enlargement and U.S. Interests

by Kara C. McDonald & Stewart M. Patrick

Kara C. McDonald and Stewart M. Patrick offer recommendations for U.S. leadership in United Nations Security Council reform and expansion.

The UN General Assembly

by M.J. Peterson

The United Nations General Assembly is arguably the most important discussion forum in global politics. This is a concise and accessible introduction to its history, organization and politics.

Examining the...

The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power

by Tariq Ali

Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world. It is the only Islamic state to have nuclear weapons. Its border with Afghanistan extends over one thousand miles and is the likely hideout of Osama...