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The Globalization Myth

Why Regions Matter
Shannon K. O'Neil
Yale UP, 2022
Book

The Tragic Mind

Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power
Robert D. Kaplan
Yale UP, 2023
8 Article

How Everything Became National Security

And National Security Became Everything
Daniel W. Drezner
Foreign Affairs, 2024
8 Book

Endgame

Economic Nationalism and Global Decline
Jamie Merchant
Reaktion, 2024
Book

South to America

A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani Perry
Ecco, 2022
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 Article

East Asia’s Coming Population Collapse

And How It Will Reshape World Politics
Nicholas Eberstadt
Foreign Affairs, 2024
Book

Democracy Awakening

Notes on the State of America
Heather Cox Richardson
Viking, 2023
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
Book

Why We Fight

The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace
Christopher Blattman
Viking, 2022
9 Article

The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine

A Hidden History of Diplomacy That Came Up Short—but Holds Lessons for Future Negotiations
Samuel Charap and Sergey Radchenko
Foreign Affairs, 2024
8 Book

Democracy in a Hotter Time

Climate Change and Democratic Transformation
David W. Orr
MIT Press, 2023