Review: Islamic Exceptionalism
The author of Islamic Exceptionalism, Shadi Hamid, is a Brookings scholar who specializes in the Middle East. He describes himself as a politically left-of-center Sunni Muslim-American. The premise of his …
Review: Sketches From A Life by George F. Kennan
Those with an interest in the Cold War era should be familiar with the eminent American diplomat George F. Kennan. Kennan is the architect of the US policy of containment …
Review: The Defence of Duffer’s Drift
For over 100 years, “The Defence of Duffer’s Drift” has been in the list of basic books of military academies and war studies universities all over the world although modern warfare has significantly changed in that same period, however, the fundamental ideas regarding small unit’s minor tactics have not
Review: Vanishing Frontiers
Andrew Selee’s Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together In Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario or in Netflix’s near-obsessive depiction of Pablo Escobar in shows like Narcos, there is …
Review: Us vs. Them
Ian Bremmer’s Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism “The future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” – William Gibson It would seem that the liberal world order …