September 20, 2016
DevelopmentA provocative look at the world's most difficult, seemingly ineradicable problems—and the surprising stories of the countries that solved them.
October 9, 2018
Donald TrumpMax Boot recounts his extraordinary journey from lifelong Republican to vehement Trump opponent. From the isolated position of a man without a party, Boot launches this bold declaration of dissent an…
April 1, 1999
IndonesiaIndonesia has entered a period of turmoil and change far greater than at any time since former President Suharto took power more than three decades ago. Reeling from the economic crisis that swept th…
January 2, 2013
Israeli-Palestinian ConflictA former top National Security Council officer in the Bush White House tells the full inside story of the Bush administration and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
January 2, 2013
Financial MarketsA remarkably deft work of storytelling that reveals how the blueprint for the postwar economic order was actually drawn.
August 1, 2007
Sub-Saharan AfricaOverview Africa is moving center stage in world politics, but not just for humanitarian reasons. Currently, 15 percent of U.S. oil imports come from Africa—as much as from the Middle East—and t…
February 1, 2005
TurkeyThe Turkish-Armenian Conflict has lasted for nearly a century and still continues in attenuated forms to poison the relationship between Turks and Armenians. Contact was taboo before the author brought the two sides together to explore ways of overcoming their historical enmity.
October 29, 2002
ChinaCan China become a true global economic power? That depends on the evolution of the Chinese high-technology sector. The industry's success or failure will determine whether China becomes a modern eco…
July 1, 1998
Europe and EurasiaThe European Union has shown remarkable resiliency and dynamism over the past decade. Despite the end of the Cold War and the struggle to ratify the Maastricht Treaty, the EU continues its quest to d…