Review by Jon P. Dorschner Managing Conflicts in India: Policies of Coercion and     Accommodation by Bidisha Biswas, Lexington          Books: Plymouth, United Kingdom, 2014, ISBN 13: 978-0-7391-8754-8, 144 pp. $75.00 (Hardcover), $59.95 (Kindle). The Indian narrative reflects an obsession … Read more

Review by Donald Camp The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames by Kai Bird, New York: Crown, May 20, 2014, ISBN-13: 978-0307889751, 448 pp., $20.03 (Hardcover), $10.99 (Kindle). Robert Ames, “The Good Spy” in Kai Bird’s masterful … Read more

By Mark Dubowitz, Executive Director Foundation for Defense of Democracies http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10762426/Why-Washington-needs-to-open-its-eyes-to-Irans-intentions.html Reviewed by James L. Abrahamson, contributing editor Writing for a major British newspaper, The Telegraph, Mark Dubowitz—an expert on sanctions—warns the U.S. administration not to pursue a nuclear agreement … Read more

Reviewed by Norvell DeAtkine

By Erik Brattberg, resident fellow, the Atlantic Council http://nationalinterest.org/feature/could-the-ukraine-crisis-reboot-nato-10279 Reviewed by James L. Abrahamson, contributing editor Writing for the National Interest, Brattberg sees the crisis brought on by Russia’s seizure of Crimea as “both a tremendous challenge and a tremendous … Read more

By Ambassador (Ret) Thomas Pickering Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05E2_Vkt5KI&list=UUPssYbwV8FFSw_ZbhBV5X3Q Review by Michael W. Cotter The Richard N. Krasno Distinguished Professorship in History & International Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, now held by Professor Klaus Larres, hosts a … Read more

Review by John H. Brown, Ph.D. Lincoln in the World: The Making of a Statesman and the Dawn of American Power by Kevin Peraino, New York: Crown Publishers, 2013 ISBN    978-0-307-88720-7, eISBN 978-0-307-88722-1, Hardcover, 419 pp., $26.00 (hardcover) , … Read more

By Stephen R. Grand, Brookings Institution Text: www.brookings.edu/~/media/events/2014/04/23 arab spring/20140423_understanding_tahrir_transcript Review by David T. Jones On 23 April, Stephen Grand, Brookings Institution nonresident Senior Fellow for the Middle East, spoke at a Brookings book launch for his new volume Understanding … Read more

Review by Amb. (ret.) Edward Marks The Demilitarization of American Democracy: Two Cheers for Striped Pants by Lawrence Pope, New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2014, ISBN-13: 978-1137298546 (print), 978-113298553 (e-book), 90 pp., $45 (Hardcover), $16.95 (Amazon Kindle), free of charge (.pdf … Read more

Review by John H. Brown, Ph.D. American Statecraft: The Story of the U.S. Foreign Service by  J. Robert Moskin, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2013, ISBN 978-1-250-03745-9 (hardcover), ISBN 978-1-250-03746-6 (e-book), 932 pp., $28.97 (Hardcover), $ 19.99 (Kindle). In our … Read more

Reviewed by Amb. (ret.)  Michael W. Cotter, Publisher, American Diplomacy and by Dr. John W, Handley, Vice President, American Diplomacy

by Curt Jones  As a geopolitical region, the Middle East generates a never-ending power struggle for overall hegemony. That objective has never been achieved by a single contender. The Caliphate came closest. From the death of Muhammad in 632, the … Read more

By Victor Rud, former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Ukrainian American Bar Association http://www.aim.org/special-report/russias-war-on-ukraine/ Reviewed by Norvell DeAtkine The author begins with a recitation of statements such as “Ukraine and Russia share deep historical and cultural roots,” … Read more

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General Text: www.brookings.edu/~/media/events/2014/3/19 rasmussen nato/20140319_nato_transcript.pdf Review by Bernardino Ochoa, International Relations graduate student, Webster University, Fort Bragg According to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in a speech at the Brookings Institution, Russia’s annexation … Read more

By Svante E. Cornell,  director of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins University-SAIS http://www.the-american-interest.com/articles/2014/03/20/crimea-and-the-lessons-of-frozen-conflicts/ Reviewed by James L. Abrahamson, contributing editor The inadequate initial reaction of the U.S. and Europe to Vladimir Putin’s brazen seizure of Crimea suggests to … Read more

By Elizabeth Rosenberg, CNAS Director of Energy, Environment, and Security Program http://www.cnas.org/blog/time-to-pull-the-transatlantic-economic-lever#.UzMbBv0fzHg Reviewed by James L. Abrahamson, contributing editor In this March 19th assessment provided by the Center for a New American Security, Elizabeth Rosenberg urges the United States and … Read more

Review by Jon P. Dorschner Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea by Faisal Devji, Harvard University Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2013, ISBN 978-0-674-07267-1, 268 pp. (Hardcover edition), $21.95. Faisal Devji is a unique individual within the academic realm, and his … Read more

By Klaus Larres, Professor, University of North Carolina— Chapel Hill, and Peter Eitsov, Political Analyst http://nationalinterest.org/print/commentary/merkel-putin-the-lessons-history-10116. Reviewed by John Handley, Vice President, American Diplomacy Writing for the March 25 edition of National Interest, Klaus Larres and Peter Eitsov express their concern … Read more

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General Text: www.brookings.edu/~/media/events/2014/3/19 rasmussen nato/20140319_nato_transcript.pdf Review by David T. Jones On 19 March, NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen addressed the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, regarding the Alliance and the evolving Ukraine crisis. There … Read more

By Brian T. Kennedy, President, Claremont Institute Text: http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/current Review by Francis P. Sempa, Contributing Editor In April 2013, terrorists or soldiers launched an attack on a substation of America’s electrical grid in San Jose, California. The attack, according to … Read more