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🇬🇧🇺🇸 Anglo-American Power

Analyses of the political, economic, and cultural dominance shared between Britain and America, and how this alliance has shaped the modern world order.
A New Foreign Policy
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2018
The world became multipolar. America didn't notice. Here is the cost and the way out.
3.88
337
🦅 American Exceptionalism🏛️ Us Foreign Policy🌐 Multipolarity☮️ Anti-Interventionism🎯 Regime Change
A New Foreign Policy Summary
A New Foreign Policy 90%
The world became multipolar. America didn't notice. Here is the cost and the way out.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2018
3.88
337 ratings
🦅 American Exceptionalism🏛️ Us Foreign Policy🌐 Multipolarity☮️ Anti-Interventionism🎯 Regime Change
A Century of War
by F. William Engdahl • 1992
How Anglo-American elites controlled oil to engineer a century of wars and financial crises.
4.20
480
🛢️ Oil Geopolitics💵 Petrodollar System🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 British Empire⚠️ Manufactured Crises🏦 Elite Cartels
A Century of War Summary
A Century of War 90%
How Anglo-American elites controlled oil to engineer a century of wars and financial crises.
by F. William Engdahl 1992
4.20
480 ratings
🛢️ Oil Geopolitics💵 Petrodollar System🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 British Empire⚠️ Manufactured Crises🏦 Elite Cartels
The Godfather Doctrine
by Dr John C. Hulsman • 2009
America's unipolar era is over. A Godfather parable shows why realism outlasts its rivals.
3.85
80
🌍 Political Realism🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Multipolar World♟️ Grand Strategy🎬 Pop Culture And Politics
The Godfather Doctrine Summary
The Godfather Doctrine 90%
America's unipolar era is over. A Godfather parable shows why realism outlasts its rivals.
by Dr John C. Hulsman 2009
3.85
80 ratings
🌍 Political Realism🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Multipolar World♟️ Grand Strategy🎬 Pop Culture And Politics
Colossus
by Niall Ferguson • 2004
America has always been an empire. Refusing to admit it is the root of its failures.
3.58
2k+
🇺🇸 American Hegemony🏛️ Comparative Empires🏗️ Nation-Building💸 Fiscal Crisis📉 Declinism
Colossus Summary
Colossus 90%
America has always been an empire. Refusing to admit it is the root of its failures.
by Niall Ferguson 2004
3.58
2k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Hegemony🏛️ Comparative Empires🏗️ Nation-Building💸 Fiscal Crisis📉 Declinism
Power, Terror, Peace, and War
by Walter Russell Mead • 2004
America's soft power will not recover via Hollywood, but via microfinance in Khayelitsa.
3.67
108
🗽 American Foreign Policy🧭 Grand Strategy💡 Soft Power🛡️ Counterterrorism🕊️ Israel Palestine Peace
Power, Terror, Peace, and War Summary
Power, Terror, Peace, and War 89%
America's soft power will not recover via Hollywood, but via microfinance in Khayelitsa.
by Walter Russell Mead 2004
3.67
108 ratings
🗽 American Foreign Policy🧭 Grand Strategy💡 Soft Power🛡️ Counterterrorism🕊️ Israel Palestine Peace
The Jungle Grows Back
by Robert Kagan • 2018
The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.
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🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Liberal Internationalism🕊️ Pax Americana🦅 Neoconservatism⚔️ Great Power Competition
The Jungle Grows Back Summary
The Jungle Grows Back 89%
The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.
by Robert Kagan 2018
4.09
1k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Liberal Internationalism🕊️ Pax Americana🦅 Neoconservatism⚔️ Great Power Competition
The Hell of Good Intentions
by Stephen M. Walt • 2018
After the Cold War, America tried to lead the world. It overreached, failed, and learned nothing.
4.01
735
🗺️ Grand Strategy🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy⚔️ Military Overreach🌍 Post-Cold War Era🏛️ Foreign Policy Elite
The Hell of Good Intentions Summary
The Hell of Good Intentions 89%
After the Cold War, America tried to lead the world. It overreached, failed, and learned nothing.
by Stephen M. Walt 2018
4.01
735 ratings
🗺️ Grand Strategy🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy⚔️ Military Overreach🌍 Post-Cold War Era🏛️ Foreign Policy Elite
Strategic Vision
by Zbigniew Brzeziński • 2012
America's decline won't produce a Chinese century. It will produce a global free-for-all.
3.80
1k+
🦅 Us Foreign Policy🗺️ Grand Strategy📉 American Decline🔄 Power Transition🐉 Rising China
Strategic Vision Summary
Strategic Vision 89%
America's decline won't produce a Chinese century. It will produce a global free-for-all.
by Zbigniew Brzeziński 2012
3.80
1k+ ratings
🦅 Us Foreign Policy🗺️ Grand Strategy📉 American Decline🔄 Power Transition🐉 Rising China
Nemesis
by Chalmers Johnson • 2007
Empire and democracy cannot coexist. America chose empire; the bill is coming due.
4.07
968
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy⚙️ Military-Industrial Complex🕵️ Covert Operations💥 Blowback🗺️ Imperial Overreach
Nemesis Summary
Nemesis 89%
Empire and democracy cannot coexist. America chose empire; the bill is coming due.
by Chalmers Johnson 2007
4.07
968 ratings
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy⚙️ Military-Industrial Complex🕵️ Covert Operations💥 Blowback🗺️ Imperial Overreach
The Power Elite and the State
by G. William Domhoff • 1990
Social Security and the IMF were built by the same corporate insiders they supposedly tamed.
3.83
6
🏛️ Elite Theory💼 Corporate Influence📊 Class Analysis🧠 Think Tank Networks🏥 Welfare State Origins
The Power Elite and the State Summary
The Power Elite and the State 89%
Social Security and the IMF were built by the same corporate insiders they supposedly tamed.
by G. William Domhoff 1990
3.83
6 ratings
🏛️ Elite Theory💼 Corporate Influence📊 Class Analysis🧠 Think Tank Networks🏥 Welfare State Origins
The Grand Chessboard
by Zbigniew Brzeziński • 1997
The world's power runs through Eurasia. America lives outside it and still holds the keys.
3.98
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🗺️ Geopolitical Strategy🏛️ Foreign Policy🦅 American Hegemony🌏 Eurasian Politics🌐 Post-Cold War Order
The Grand Chessboard Summary
The Grand Chessboard 89%
The world's power runs through Eurasia. America lives outside it and still holds the keys.
by Zbigniew Brzeziński 1997
3.98
3k+ ratings
🗺️ Geopolitical Strategy🏛️ Foreign Policy🦅 American Hegemony🌏 Eurasian Politics🌐 Post-Cold War Order
War and Change in World Politics
by Robert Gilpin • 1999
International order never lasts. Uneven growth among states eventually demands a reset by war.
3.97
362
🏛️ Power Transitions🔭 Realist Theory📉 Great Power Decline🏗️ State Formation💱 International Political Economy
War and Change in World Politics Summary
War and Change in World Politics 89%
International order never lasts. Uneven growth among states eventually demands a reset by war.
by Robert Gilpin 1999
3.97
362 ratings
🏛️ Power Transitions🔭 Realist Theory📉 Great Power Decline🏗️ State Formation💱 International Political Economy
How the World Works
by Noam Chomsky • 2011
The declassified reason the US overthrows democracies has nothing to do with freedom.
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🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🏛️ Political Economy🎯 Interventionism📺 Media Critique🏢 Corporate Power
How the World Works Summary
How the World Works 89%
The declassified reason the US overthrows democracies has nothing to do with freedom.
by Noam Chomsky 2011
4.13
5k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🏛️ Political Economy🎯 Interventionism📺 Media Critique🏢 Corporate Power
The Post-American World
by Fareed Zakaria • 2008
American power isn't eroding. A dozen new powers are simply rising alongside it.
3.86
13k+
🌍 Multipolarity🇺🇸 American Power📈 Emerging Economies🇨🇳 China's Rise🇮🇳 Indian Democracy
The Post-American World Summary
The Post-American World 89%
American power isn't eroding. A dozen new powers are simply rising alongside it.
by Fareed Zakaria 2008
3.86
13k+ ratings
🌍 Multipolarity🇺🇸 American Power📈 Emerging Economies🇨🇳 China's Rise🇮🇳 Indian Democracy
The Shadows of Power
by James Perloff • 1988
A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.
4.04
162
🕵️ Conspiracy Theories🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Global Governance🕸️ Elite Networks📺 Manufactured Consent
The Shadows of Power Summary
The Shadows of Power 89%
A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.
by James Perloff 1988
4.04
162 ratings
🕵️ Conspiracy Theories🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Global Governance🕸️ Elite Networks📺 Manufactured Consent
Geopolitics
by Klaus Dodds • 2007
Geopolitics is a contest over maps, media, and identity that decides who gets what.
3.31
578
🌐 International Relations🗺️ Political Geography🔍 Critical Geopolitics🗾 Maps And Power🏴 National Identity
Geopolitics Summary
Geopolitics 89%
Geopolitics is a contest over maps, media, and identity that decides who gets what.
by Klaus Dodds 2007
3.31
578 ratings
🌐 International Relations🗺️ Political Geography🔍 Critical Geopolitics🗾 Maps And Power🏴 National Identity
Soft Power
by Joseph S. Nye Jr. • 2004
Attraction is the neglected half of power. Ignoring it costs any superpower blood and credibility.
3.81
2k+
🌍 International Relations🧲 Soft Power🗣️ Public Diplomacy🎯 Grand Strategy🏛️ Hegemony
Soft Power Summary
Soft Power 89%
Attraction is the neglected half of power. Ignoring it costs any superpower blood and credibility.
by Joseph S. Nye Jr. 2004
3.81
2k+ ratings
🌍 International Relations🧲 Soft Power🗣️ Public Diplomacy🎯 Grand Strategy🏛️ Hegemony
The New Road to Serfdom
by Daniel Hannan • 2010
Europe's centralized model killed jobs, silenced voters, and shrank families. America is next.
4.03
657
🏛️ Comparative Politics🏗️ Federalism📜 Classical Liberalism🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism🇪🇺 Euroscepticism
The New Road to Serfdom Summary
The New Road to Serfdom 89%
Europe's centralized model killed jobs, silenced voters, and shrank families. America is next.
by Daniel Hannan 2010
4.03
657 ratings
🏛️ Comparative Politics🏗️ Federalism📜 Classical Liberalism🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism🇪🇺 Euroscepticism
The Great Powers and Global Struggle, 1490-1990
by Karen Rasler • 2009
Five centuries of war follow one pattern: maritime innovators rise, then fall to land powers.
4.00
3
🌐 International Relations🗺️ Geopolitics💡 Technological Innovation⚓ Naval Power🔄 Long Cycle Theory
The Great Powers and Global Struggle, 1490-1990 Summary
The Great Powers and Global Struggle, 1490-1990 89%
Five centuries of war follow one pattern: maritime innovators rise, then fall to land powers.
by Karen Rasler 2009
4.00
3 ratings
🌐 International Relations🗺️ Geopolitics💡 Technological Innovation⚓ Naval Power🔄 Long Cycle Theory
The English
by Jeremy Paxman • 1998
An island people built history's largest empire, then had to reinvent themselves once it crumbled.
3.55
3k+
🏴 National Identity🎩 Class And Society🌍 British Empire🌏 Postcolonial Studies🗣️ Language And Identity
The English Summary
The English 89%
An island people built history's largest empire, then had to reinvent themselves once it crumbled.
by Jeremy Paxman 1998
3.55
3k+ ratings
🏴 National Identity🎩 Class And Society🌍 British Empire🌏 Postcolonial Studies🗣️ Language And Identity
Blowback
by Chalmers Johnson • 2000
Covert empire: why policies hidden from the American public keep producing violent retaliation.
4.06
3k+
🏛️ Foreign Policy🇺🇸 American Empire🕵️ Covert Operations📉 Imperial Overreach💰 Economic Hegemony
Blowback Summary
Blowback 89%
Covert empire: why policies hidden from the American public keep producing violent retaliation.
by Chalmers Johnson 2000
4.06
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Foreign Policy🇺🇸 American Empire🕵️ Covert Operations📉 Imperial Overreach💰 Economic Hegemony
The Great Delusion
by John J. Mearsheimer • 2018
Liberal dreams of peace ignore two immovable forces: the nation and the anarchy between states.
4.10
1k+
🌍 International Relations🏛️ Foreign Policy🎯 Political Realism🏴 Nationalism Studies🇺🇸 American Empire
The Great Delusion Summary
The Great Delusion 89%
Liberal dreams of peace ignore two immovable forces: the nation and the anarchy between states.
by John J. Mearsheimer 2018
4.10
1k+ ratings
🌍 International Relations🏛️ Foreign Policy🎯 Political Realism🏴 Nationalism Studies🇺🇸 American Empire
The Next Decade
by George Friedman • 2011
America stumbled into empire. Holding it requires a playbook its founders would have despised.
3.84
2k+
🗺️ Grand Strategy🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🔮 Geopolitical Forecasting🎭 Machiavellian Statecraft⚖️ Balance Of Power
The Next Decade Summary
The Next Decade 88%
America stumbled into empire. Holding it requires a playbook its founders would have despised.
by George Friedman 2011
3.84
2k+ ratings
🗺️ Grand Strategy🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🔮 Geopolitical Forecasting🎭 Machiavellian Statecraft⚖️ Balance Of Power
The Triangle of Power
by Alexander Stubb • 2026
The old East-West binary is dead. A third bloc, the Global South, holds the balance.
4.12
471
🌐 Global Order⚔️ Great Power Competition⚖️ Balance Of Power🌍 Global South🏛️ Multilateralism
The Triangle of Power Summary
The Triangle of Power 88%
The old East-West binary is dead. A third bloc, the Global South, holds the balance.
by Alexander Stubb 2026
4.12
471 ratings
🌐 Global Order⚔️ Great Power Competition⚖️ Balance Of Power🌍 Global South🏛️ Multilateralism
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J. Mearsheimer • 2006
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
4.12
4k+
🌍 Foreign Policy🤝 Political Lobbying⚔️ Middle East Conflict📺 Media Influence🎓 Realism
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Summary
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy 88%
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
by John J. Mearsheimer 2006
4.12
4k+ ratings
🌍 Foreign Policy🤝 Political Lobbying⚔️ Middle East Conflict📺 Media Influence🎓 Realism
The Storm Before the Calm
by George Friedman • 2020
Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.
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3k+
🏛️ American Political History🔄 Cyclical History🌪️ Crisis And Renewal👥 Demographic Shifts💾 Technology And Society
The Storm Before the Calm Summary
The Storm Before the Calm 88%
Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.
by George Friedman 2020
4.05
3k+ ratings
🏛️ American Political History🔄 Cyclical History🌪️ Crisis And Renewal👥 Demographic Shifts💾 Technology And Society
The Next 100 Years
by George Friedman • 2008
America doesn't need to win wars, just prevent rivals from rising. The next battlefield is orbital.
3.67
11k+
🌍 Geopolitical Forecasting♟️ Grand Strategy📉 Demographic Collapse🛰️ Space Warfare🗺️ Geographic Determinism
The Next 100 Years Summary
The Next 100 Years 88%
America doesn't need to win wars, just prevent rivals from rising. The next battlefield is orbital.
by George Friedman 2008
3.67
11k+ ratings
🌍 Geopolitical Forecasting♟️ Grand Strategy📉 Demographic Collapse🛰️ Space Warfare🗺️ Geographic Determinism
The Heart of the Declaration
by Steve Pincus • 2016
The Declaration was not a small-government manifesto but a blueprint for a powerful, activist state.
3.64
36
🏛️ American Founding💰 Political Economy🏗️ State Formation🌍 Imperial History🫂 Public Welfare
The Heart of the Declaration Summary
The Heart of the Declaration 88%
The Declaration was not a small-government manifesto but a blueprint for a powerful, activist state.
by Steve Pincus 2016
3.64
36 ratings
🏛️ American Founding💰 Political Economy🏗️ State Formation🌍 Imperial History🫂 Public Welfare
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence
by Roberto Sirvent • 2019
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
4.08
287
🏛️ American Empire🪓 Settler Colonialism📜 National Myths⚪ White Supremacy📢 Propaganda Studies
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence Summary
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence 88%
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
by Roberto Sirvent 2019
4.08
287 ratings
🏛️ American Empire🪓 Settler Colonialism📜 National Myths⚪ White Supremacy📢 Propaganda Studies
The Accidental Superpower
by Peter Zeihan • 2023
The global free-trade era was a U.S. military subsidy. It expires as the Baby Boomers retire.
4.46
2k+
🗺️ Geopolitics📉 Demographic Decline⚡ Energy Policy🏔️ Geographic Determinism🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy
The Accidental Superpower Summary
The Accidental Superpower 88%
The global free-trade era was a U.S. military subsidy. It expires as the Baby Boomers retire.
by Peter Zeihan 2023
4.46
2k+ ratings
🗺️ Geopolitics📉 Demographic Decline⚡ Energy Policy🏔️ Geographic Determinism🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
by Paul Kennedy • 1987
The great powers didn't fail on the battlefield. They lost in the factory first.
4.14
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🌍 Geopolitics⚔️ Great Power Rivalry📉 Hegemonic Decline🏭 Economic Determinism⚙️ Industrial Warfare
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers 88%
The great powers didn't fail on the battlefield. They lost in the factory first.
by Paul Kennedy 1987
4.14
6k+ ratings
🌍 Geopolitics⚔️ Great Power Rivalry📉 Hegemonic Decline🏭 Economic Determinism⚙️ Industrial Warfare
War on Peace
by Ronan Farrow • 2018
Before Trump, before forever war, Washington gutted the one tool that could prevent them: diplomacy.
4.14
9k+
📜 Us Foreign Policy🕊️ American Diplomacy🛡️ National Security State🌐 Liberal Internationalism💬 Soft Power
War on Peace Summary
War on Peace 88%
Before Trump, before forever war, Washington gutted the one tool that could prevent them: diplomacy.
by Ronan Farrow 2018
4.14
9k+ ratings
📜 Us Foreign Policy🕊️ American Diplomacy🛡️ National Security State🌐 Liberal Internationalism💬 Soft Power
Nations Apart
by Colin Woodard • 2025
Your politics and lifespan were set centuries ago, by whichever settlers claimed your region.
4.10
309
🗺️ American Regionalism🌎 Cultural Geography📜 Historical Narratives⚠️ Authoritarian Threat🗽 Civic Nationalism
Nations Apart Summary
Nations Apart 88%
Your politics and lifespan were set centuries ago, by whichever settlers claimed your region.
by Colin Woodard 2025
4.10
309 ratings
🗺️ American Regionalism🌎 Cultural Geography📜 Historical Narratives⚠️ Authoritarian Threat🗽 Civic Nationalism
Diplomacy
by Henry Kissinger • 1994
Europe balanced power; America chases ideals. Three centuries of diplomatic collision.
4.25
10k+
🏛️ International Relations📜 Diplomatic History🌍 Geopolitics⚖️ Balance Of Power🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy
Diplomacy Summary
Diplomacy 88%
Europe balanced power; America chases ideals. Three centuries of diplomatic collision.
by Henry Kissinger 1994
4.25
10k+ ratings
🏛️ International Relations📜 Diplomatic History🌍 Geopolitics⚖️ Balance Of Power🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy
Don't Wait for the Next War
by Wesley K. Clark • 2014
A retired general's strategy: America, united by energy, not enemies.
3.67
93
🧭 Grand Strategy🛢️ Energy Geopolitics💼 Economic Statecraft🌎 Climate Security🌏 Us China Relations
Don't Wait for the Next War Summary
Don't Wait for the Next War 88%
A retired general's strategy: America, united by energy, not enemies.
by Wesley K. Clark 2014
3.67
93 ratings
🧭 Grand Strategy🛢️ Energy Geopolitics💼 Economic Statecraft🌎 Climate Security🌏 Us China Relations
Paper Soldiers
by Saleha Mohsin • 2024
Treasury secretaries turned the dollar into a weapon. Now the world is engineering its replacement.
3.68
256
🏛️ Financial History💵 Reserve Currency⚔️ Economic Warfare🇺🇸 American Hegemony🌐 Political Economy
Paper Soldiers Summary
Paper Soldiers 88%
Treasury secretaries turned the dollar into a weapon. Now the world is engineering its replacement.
by Saleha Mohsin 2024
3.68
256 ratings
🏛️ Financial History💵 Reserve Currency⚔️ Economic Warfare🇺🇸 American Hegemony🌐 Political Economy
Underground Empire
by Henry Farrell • 2023
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
4.02
1k+
🏴‍☠️ Economic Warfare💵 Dollar Dominance🔗 Global Supply Chains💻 Geopolitics Of Technology🌐 Geoeconomics
Underground Empire Summary
Underground Empire 88%
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
by Henry Farrell 2023
4.02
1k+ ratings
🏴‍☠️ Economic Warfare💵 Dollar Dominance🔗 Global Supply Chains💻 Geopolitics Of Technology🌐 Geoeconomics
Suicide of a Superpower
by Patrick J. Buchanan • 2011
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
4.05
844
📉 American Decline🏛️ Paleoconservatism🏭 Economic Nationalism🌍 Imperial Overreach⛪ Secularization Thesis
Suicide of a Superpower Summary
Suicide of a Superpower 88%
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
by Patrick J. Buchanan 2011
4.05
844 ratings
📉 American Decline🏛️ Paleoconservatism🏭 Economic Nationalism🌍 Imperial Overreach⛪ Secularization Thesis
The Two Faces of American Freedom
by Aziz Rana • 2010
American freedom depends on subjugation: a hidden bargain that shaped the republic from the start.
4.03
90
🌾 Settler Colonialism🇺🇸 American Empire📜 Constitutional History💭 American Political Thought🗽 Republican Freedom
The Two Faces of American Freedom Summary
The Two Faces of American Freedom 88%
American freedom depends on subjugation: a hidden bargain that shaped the republic from the start.
by Aziz Rana 2010
4.03
90 ratings
🌾 Settler Colonialism🇺🇸 American Empire📜 Constitutional History💭 American Political Thought🗽 Republican Freedom
Never Give an Inch
by Mike Pompeo • 2022
Refusing to pay, apologize, or sign weak agreements: inside Trump’s nationalist foreign policy.
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🇺🇸 America First🇨🇳 Us China Rivalry🏛️ Cabinet Memoirs✝️ Faith And Diplomacy🛡️ Deterrence Strategy
Never Give an Inch Summary
Never Give an Inch 88%
Refusing to pay, apologize, or sign weak agreements: inside Trump’s nationalist foreign policy.
by Mike Pompeo 2022
4.31
2k+ ratings
🇺🇸 America First🇨🇳 Us China Rivalry🏛️ Cabinet Memoirs✝️ Faith And Diplomacy🛡️ Deterrence Strategy
The Royalist Revolution
by Eric Nelson • 2014
Americans rebelled for the king, not against him. The presidency became the crown they were denied.
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🏴 American Revolution🧠 Intellectual History📚 Political Theory🏛️ Constitutional Design⚡ Executive Power
The Royalist Revolution Summary
The Royalist Revolution 88%
Americans rebelled for the king, not against him. The presidency became the crown they were denied.
by Eric Nelson 2014
4.12
116 ratings
🏴 American Revolution🧠 Intellectual History📚 Political Theory🏛️ Constitutional Design⚡ Executive Power
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
by Godfrey Hodgson • 2009
America's founding myths were built on misreadings. Corrupted, they now fuel inequality and war.
3.46
115
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🏛 National Myths📚 Historical Revisionism💰 Global Inequality🔗 Mass Incarceration
The Myth of American Exceptionalism Summary
The Myth of American Exceptionalism 88%
America's founding myths were built on misreadings. Corrupted, they now fuel inequality and war.
by Godfrey Hodgson 2009
3.46
115 ratings
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🏛 National Myths📚 Historical Revisionism💰 Global Inequality🔗 Mass Incarceration
The New Rulers of the World
by John Pilger • 2002
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
4.14
1k+
🏴 Anti-Imperialism🔍 Investigative Journalism📰 Media Criticism📡 Propaganda Studies🌐 Globalization Critique
The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 88%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ ratings
🏴 Anti-Imperialism🔍 Investigative Journalism📰 Media Criticism📡 Propaganda Studies🌐 Globalization Critique
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
by Samuel P. Huntington • 1998
Global conflict is no longer ideological: seven civilizations now compete for power and survival.
3.78
14k+
🗺️ Geopolitics💣 Post-Cold War Order⚔️ Cultural Conflict📉 Western Decline🌐 Multipolar World
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Summary
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order 88%
Global conflict is no longer ideological: seven civilizations now compete for power and survival.
by Samuel P. Huntington 1998
3.78
14k+ ratings
🗺️ Geopolitics💣 Post-Cold War Order⚔️ Cultural Conflict📉 Western Decline🌐 Multipolar World
The Unquiet Frontier
by Jakub J. Grygiel • 2016
Abandoning allies does not bring safety; it invites tests that slowly unravel American power.
4.01
87
🗺️ Grand Strategy🤝 Alliance Politics☢️ Deterrence Theory🌍 Geopolitics🏛️ Political Realism
The Unquiet Frontier Summary
The Unquiet Frontier 88%
Abandoning allies does not bring safety; it invites tests that slowly unravel American power.
by Jakub J. Grygiel 2016
4.01
87 ratings
🗺️ Grand Strategy🤝 Alliance Politics☢️ Deterrence Theory🌍 Geopolitics🏛️ Political Realism
Overthrow
by Stephen Kinzer • 2006
America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.
4.18
5k+
🌎 American Foreign Policy🔄 Regime Change💰 Economic Imperialism💥 Blowback🥶 Cold War History
Overthrow Summary
Overthrow 88%
America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.
by Stephen Kinzer 2006
4.18
5k+ ratings
🌎 American Foreign Policy🔄 Regime Change💰 Economic Imperialism💥 Blowback🥶 Cold War History
A Patriot's History of the United States
by Larry Schweikart • 2004
The conservative reply to Zinn: America's record, from Columbus to 9/11, earns its patriotism.
4.11
4k+
🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism🦅 Patriotic History📈 Economic History📜 Founding Era⚖️ Limited Government
A Patriot's History of the United States Summary
A Patriot's History of the United States 88%
The conservative reply to Zinn: America's record, from Columbus to 9/11, earns its patriotism.
by Larry Schweikart 2004
4.11
4k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism🦅 Patriotic History📈 Economic History📜 Founding Era⚖️ Limited Government
The Accidental Superpower
by Peter Zeihan • 2014
Rivers and oceans made America a superpower. That global order is over; the geography isn't.
4.30
5k+
🌍 Geopolitics🌐 Global Order🗺️ Geographic Determinism👴 Demographic Trends⛽ Energy Security
The Accidental Superpower Summary
The Accidental Superpower 88%
Rivers and oceans made America a superpower. That global order is over; the geography isn't.
by Peter Zeihan 2014
4.30
5k+ ratings
🌍 Geopolitics🌐 Global Order🗺️ Geographic Determinism👴 Demographic Trends⛽ Energy Security
La défaite de l'Occident
by Emmanuel Todd • 2024
The Ukraine war exposed not Russian power but a hollowed-out West in terminal decline.
3.96
685
🌍 Geopolitical Analysis🏚️ Post-Soviet Studies📉 Western Decline📊 Demographic Analysis🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Policy
La défaite de l'Occident Summary
La défaite de l'Occident 88%
The Ukraine war exposed not Russian power but a hollowed-out West in terminal decline.
by Emmanuel Todd 2024
3.96
685 ratings
🌍 Geopolitical Analysis🏚️ Post-Soviet Studies📉 Western Decline📊 Demographic Analysis🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Policy
American Exceptionalism
by Seymour Martin Lipset • 1996
America's best and worst traits come from the same source: its founding creed.
3.50
116
🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism🌐 Comparative Politics🗳️ Political Culture🏛️ National Identity✝️ Protestant Work Ethic
American Exceptionalism Summary
American Exceptionalism 88%
America's best and worst traits come from the same source: its founding creed.
by Seymour Martin Lipset 1996
3.50
116 ratings
🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism🌐 Comparative Politics🗳️ Political Culture🏛️ National Identity✝️ Protestant Work Ethic
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