John Campbell, former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, explores the country's postcolonial history and examines the events and conditions that have carried this troubled giant to the edge.

A remarkably deft work of storytelling that reveals how the blueprint for the postwar economic order was actually drawn.

Benn Steil, the award-winning author of The Battle of Bretton Woods, reveals the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan—told with verve, insight, and resonance for today.

Michael J. Gerson draws on his White House experiences as the chief speechwriter and as policy adviser to President George W. Bush to argue for a renewed idealism in domestic and foreign policy.

"Religion and Security in Nigeria," authored by John Campbell, is a chapter in the Routledge Handbook of Religion and Security. The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Security breaks new ground by…