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Sects, Lies, and Statecraft

Schism

Sects, Lies, and Statecraft

SCHISM: THE STORY OF SECTARIANISM IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EASTby Simon Mabon / Yale University PressReviewed by Andy Dunn, former CIA Deputy Assistant [...] More

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Silva's Ransom Pays Off

Ransom

Silva's Ransom Pays Off

BOOK REVIEW RANSOM: A NovelBy Daniel Silva/ HarperReviewed by: Joe ZacksThe Reviewer — Joe Zacks is the former Deputy Assistant Director of the CIA [...] More

Cole's Digital Danger Is A Useful Guide For The Wrong Audience

Digital Danger

Cole's Digital Danger Is A Useful Guide For The Wrong Audience

BOOK REVIEW: Digital Danger: AI, Cybersecurity and the Fight for our FutureBy Dr. Eric Cole / Amplify Publishing,Reviewed by: Glenn S. GerstellThe [...] More

The Nord Stream Sabotage: Mystery Attacks Explained

The Nord Stream Conspiracy

The Nord Stream Sabotage: Mystery Attacks Explained

The Nord Stream Conspiracy: The Inside Story of the Explosions That Shook the WorldBy Bojan Pancevski/ Henry Holt and Co.Reviewed by: Jean-Thomas [...] More

Transparency Matters: Inside Canada's UFO Files

Canada's UFO Secrets

Transparency Matters: Inside Canada's UFO Files

BOOK REVIEW: Canada’s UFO Secrets: Disclosing Government Files on What Is Happening in Our SkiesBy Chris A. Rutkowski / Dundurm PressReviewed by: [...] More

Soft Power, Hard Returns

A Daring Enterprise

Soft Power, Hard Returns

BOOK REVIEW: A Daring Enterprise: A US-Egyptian Partnership and The Case for Soft PowerBy James A. Harmon, Cornelius Queen, and Mark Warren/The [...] More

The Moral Center of the Next World War

The Next World War

The Moral Center of the Next World War

BOOK REVIEW: The Next World War: The New Age of Global Conflict and the Fight to Stop ItBy Peter Apps / Wildfire PublishingReviewed by: Jean-Thomas [...] More

When Archaeologists Became Spies

The American School Of Spies

When Archaeologists Became Spies

Book Review: The American School of Spies: The Archeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece”By Stephan [...] More

The Micro-History of Weimar, Germany: A Case Study in Democratic Fragility

Weimar

The Micro-History of Weimar, Germany: A Case Study in Democratic Fragility

BOOK REVIEW: Weimar: Life on the Edge of CatastropheBy Katja Hoyer / Basic BooksReviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe Reviewer: Jean-Thomas Nicole is a [...] More

Rally the Rimlands

Breaking The Axis

Rally the Rimlands

Book Review Breaking the New Axis: A Grand Strategy for EurasiaBy Seth Cropsey and Harry Halem/ Naval Institute PressReviewed by: Michael J. ArdThe [...] More

Raddatz Gives Voice to Those Who Served

The Hero Next Door

Raddatz Gives Voice to Those Who Served

BOOK REVIEW: The Hero Next Door: Stories of Patriotism and PurposeBy Martha Raddatz | Avid Reader Press/Simon & SchusterReviewed by Heidi Vierow, [...] More

The Long Reach Of Old Wars

The Expediter

The Long Reach Of Old Wars

BOOK REVIEW: THE EXPEDITERBy Kenneth Dekleva Reviewed by: Bill HarlowThe Reviewer — Bill Harlow served as chief spokesman for the CIA from 1997 to [...] More

Great Powers Are Back … Yet Again

The Return of the Great Powers

Great Powers Are Back … Yet Again

BOOK REVIEW: The Return of Great PowersBy Brendan Simms | Basic BooksREVIEWER: Jean-Thomas Nicole is a Policy Advisor with Public Safety Canada. The [...] More