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Politics is the art and science of government, bearing on every aspect of life – but especially business. Get up to speed on political developments and their commercial impacts on people, nations and regions; unravel the complexities of geopolitical events; meet the most important actors on today's political stage; and expand your knowledge of political theory, philosophy and psychology.

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10 Book

The Only Plane in the Sky

An Oral History of 9/11
Garrett M. Graff
Avid Reader Press, 2019
9 Book

The Chancellor

The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
Kati Marton
Simon & Schuster, 2021
9 Book
Karen Tumulty
Simon & Schuster, 2021
9 Book

Lincoln's Mentors

The Education of a Leader
Michael Gerhardt
Custom House, 2021
10 Book

The Heat Will Kill You First

Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
Jeff Goodell
Little, Brown US, 2023
10 Book
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2005
8 Article

The Clash of Constellations

With a flood of private sector companies entering the ring, China hopes to finally catch up to the U.S.’s Starlink.
Rachel Cheung
The Wire China, 2024
9 Book

The Precariat

The New Dangerous Class
Guy Standing
Bloomsbury, 2014
9 Book

The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order

America and the World in the Free Market Era
Gary Gerstle
Oxford UP, 2022
9 Book

Slow Burn

The Hidden Costs of a Warming World
R. Jisung Park
Princeton UP, 2024
7 Article

China’s Fintech Footprint in Africa

With money for building African infrastructure drying up in China, the future looks brighter for fintech investments.
Aaron Mc Nicholas
The Wire China, 2024
9 Book

The Global Risks Report 2023

Insight Report, 18th Edition
Sophie Heading and Saadia Zahidi
World Economic Forum, 2023