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Jean Edward Smith • Eisenhower in War and Peace
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Jason Matthews • Red Sparrow
Power politics
Mary Beard • SPQR
The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.
Paul Cronin • Werner Herzog – A Guide for the Perplexed: Conversations with Paul Cronin
As the Athenian historian and general Thucydides concluded twenty-five hundred years ago, conflict is driven by fear and honor as well as interest.
H. R. McMaster • Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World
The Left and the Right think of themselves as opposed to each other, but nuances aside, they follow the idea that the purpose of U.S. power is to project American principles.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
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Rick Steves • Rick Steves Italy 2015
The most successful leaders and facilitators are generous with their knowledge, are open, and allow others to know what motivates them.
Will Wise • Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations That Matter
Does it confer outsized geopolitical strategic advantage?