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The Lands in Between: Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War
Russia’s stealth invasion of Ukraine and its assault on the US elections in 2016 forced a reluctant West to grapple with the effects of hybrid war. While most citizens... Read more »
Jihadism Constrained
How threatening are al-Qaeda and the Islamic State? In Jihadism Constrained, Barak Mendelsohn suggests that although jihadi terrorism is a serious challenge, it must not be exaggerated. This book... Read more »
China’s Political System: Modernization and Tradition (10th Edition)
Purchase the book here. China’s Political System provides a concise introduction to the political, economic, and social factors that determine China’s government. Highly respected specialist June Teufel Dreyer offers expert... Read more »
Haunted by Chaos: China’s Grand Strategy from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping
Before the Chinese Communist Party came to power, China lay broken and fragmented. Today it is a force on the global stage, and yet its leaders have continued to... Read more »
Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News
The author, FPRI's Clint Watts, has been at the forefront in exposing Russian influence operations in social media -- after spending a decade tracking jihadis online. He... Read more »