A contrarian analysis of how the United States can succeed in the technological race with Asia.

A balanced, even-handed account of the forces that are driving Iran, Israel, and the United States toward crisis, and what can be done to defuse it.

Former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria?John Campbell?explores Nigeria's postcolonial history and examines the events and conditions that have carried this troubled giant to the edge.

A penetrating look at American wars over the last century.

Micah Zenko examines the discrete military operations undertaken by the United States over the past twenty years to discern why they were used, if they achieved their objectives, and what determined their success or failure.

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In The Icarus Syndrome , Peter Beinart tells a tale as old as the Greeks--a story about the seductions of success.

Sebastian Mallaby has written the first authoritative history of hedge funds--from their rebel beginnings to their role in defining the future of finance.

In Paradise Beneath Her Feet , Isobel Coleman shows how Muslim women and men are fighting back with progressive interpretations of Islam to support women's rights in a growing movement of Islamic feminism.

Through compelling analysis and rich historical examples that span the globe and range from the thirteenth century through the present, How Enemies Become Friends explores how adversaries can transform enmity into amity, and exposes prevalent myths about the causes of peace.

Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel--a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies--produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation's adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.

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