From Claremont Review of Books Digital This year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Henry Kissinger’s Diplomacy. With the exception of his superb three-volume memoirs of his service as national security adviser and secretary of state to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford—White House Years (1979), Years of Upheaval (1982), and Years of Renewal (1999)—Diplomacy is Kissinger’s best book. […]
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Bookshelf: Solzhenitsyn’s Western Reservations
From First Things The first volume of Solzhenitsyn’s memoir of exile, Between Two Millstones, begins with the author’s expulsion from the Soviet Union and closes with him viewing the landscape from his Vermont home and thinking about Russia. Intellectually, this period begins with the publication of his Letter to the Soviet Leaders, which had been written before his […]
Terror War Victory Requires Understanding Ideology
Although 9/11 constitutes the beginning of the war on terror for many, it’s actually a battle with roots that reach well back into the 20th century, marking a conflict that has ebbed and flowed for more than 25 years. Author David Eneboe explores this long fight and decisions surrounding the Middle East in his recent […]
Surveillance Zone: An Insider View of the Security Profession
Author and security expert Ami Toben sets an intriguing stage in his book Surveillance Zone: The Hidden World of Corporate Surveillance Detection & Covert Special Operations. Although its opening is reminiscent of a James Bond movie, placing the reader right in the middle of a past security assignment, Surveillance Zone is much more than that. […]
‘Human Security’ Explores Individual Protection
Authors David Anderson-Rodgers and Kerry Crawford released Human Security: Theory and Action on March 15 to explore security approaches where the individual, not the state, is the reference point for security policy. “What we’re trying to do with this book is really try to elevate the conversation about security in ways that make people think […]