Books by FPRI Scholars
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 The Executioner’s Men: Los Zetas, Rogue Soldiers, Criminal Entrepreneurs, and the Shadow State They CreatedA new generation of ruthless pragmatists carves a parallel state across Mexico and Central America. Most powerful among them is Los Zetas ruled over by Heriberto Lazcano, known as The... Read more … |
 Europe's Ghost: Tolerance, Jihadism, and the Crisis in the WestIn Europe’s Ghost, Michael Radu reveals that Europe’s identity crisis does not lie in past or present racism or in a variety of largely invented or anachronistic crimes, but in the... Read more … |
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The Great War and the Making of the Modern WorldJeremy BlackThis new work demonstrates how the outcome of the First World War has formed the modern world we live in today. |
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The War on Terrorism: 21st-Century PerspectivesStephen Gale, Michael Radu, Harvey SichermanThe War on Terrorism: A collection of FPRI essays, 2001-2007 (Harvey Sicherman, Stephen Gale and Michael Radu, eds.) was released on September 11, 2007; it was reissued in September 2008 by Transaction Publishers as The War on Terrorism: 21st-Century Perspectives ($34.95). |
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How Terrorism Ends: Understanding the Decline and Demise of Terrorist CampaignsAudrey Kurth CroninAmid the fear following 9/11 and other recent terror attacks, it is easy to forget the most important fact about terrorist campaigns: they always come to an end--and often far more quickly than expected. Contrary to what many assume, when it comes to dealing with terrorism it may be more important to understand how it ends than how it begins. |
Transforming the Philippines’ Defense ArchitectureFelix K. Chang |
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In the Whirlwind of JihadMartha Brill OlcottIn Uzbekistan, Central Asia's most populous country, Islam has been an ever-present factor in the lives of its people and a contentious force for political officials trying to build a secular and authoritarian government. In the Whirlwind of Jihad examines the intertwined and evolving relationships between religion, the state, and society in Uzbekistan from the late 1980s to today, encompassing the period from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the launch of the U.S.-led "war on terror' in neighboring Afghanistan. |
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China's Political SystemJune Teufel DreyerChina’s Political System examines how the government of China is affected by ongoing efforts to harmonize its unique culture with external influences and ideas. Highly respected area specialist June Teufel Dreyer offers expert analysis of the historical context and current trends to show how this transition is challenging China’s economic, legal, military, social, and cultural institutions. |
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India, Pakistan, and the Bomb: Debating Nuclear Stability in South AsiaSumit GangulyIn May 1998, India and Pakistan put to rest years of speculation as to whether they possessed nuclear technology and openly tested their weapons. Some believed nuclearization would stabilize South Asia; others prophesized disaster. Authors of two of the most comprehensive books on South Asia's new nuclear era, Šumit Ganguly and S. Paul Kapur, offer competing theories on the transformation of the region and what these patterns mean for the world's next proliferators. |
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Mexico: Narco-Violence and a Failed State?George W. GraysonBloodshed connected with Mexican drug cartels, how they emerged, and their impact on the United States is the subject of this frightening book. Savage narcotics-related decapitations, castrations, and other murders have destroyed tourism in many Mexican communities and such savagery is now cascading across the border into the United States. Grayson explores how this spiral of violence emerged in Mexico, its impact on the country and its northern neighbor, and the prospects for managing it. |
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Mexico's Struggle with 'Drugs and Thugs'George W. GraysonThe Headline Series on U.S.-Mexican drug relations will examine the background of this issue, analyze the laws of both countries with respect to narcotics, provide an overview of the major Mexican cartels, discuss current bilateral cooperation and evaluate the prospects for impeding the flow of illegal substances into the United States. |
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A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to GorbachevVladislav ZubokWestern interpretations of the Cold War—both realist and neoconservative—have erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin’s pragmatism or its aggressiveness, argues Vladislav Zubok. Explaining the interests, aspirations, illusions, fears, and misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and Soviet elites, Zubok offers a Soviet perspective on the greatest standoff of the twentieth century. |