Nikolaos Van Dam Following the Arab Spring, Syria descended into civil and sectarian conflict. It has since become a fractured warzone which operates as a breeding ground for new terrorist...

Doris Kearns Goodwin This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history. January 1, 2006 by...

Robert D Kaplan NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “ambitious and challenging” ( The New York Review of Books ) work, the bestselling author of Monsoon and Balkan Ghosts...

Lee Smith In this provocative and timely book, Middle East expert Lee Smith overturns long-held Western myths and assumptions about the Arab world, offering advice for America’s future success in...

Philip Cowley and Dennis Kavanagh The British General Election of 2015 is a must-read for anyone wanting to know how the action unfolded in the most unpredictable election for a...

Tom Bower When Tony Blair became Prime Minister in 1997, he was, at 43, the youngest to hold that office since 1812. With a landslide majority, his approval rating was...

Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan A newly updated and revised edition of the New York Times bestselling and highly praised book on ISIS—with fresh revelations on Russia’s campaign, how ISIS...

Conrad Russell Parliaments and English Politics 1621-1629 by Conrad Russell offers a detailed examination of the complex political landscape in early 17th-century England. This scholarly work provides an expert analysis...

Antonia Fraser In Cromwell, award-winning biographer Antonia Fraser tells of one of England's most celebrated and controversial figures, often misunderstood and demonized as a puritanical zealot. Oliver Cromwell rose from...

Paul Lendvai Through a masterly and cynical manipulation of ethnic nationalism, and deep-rooted corruption, Prime Minister Orbán has exploited successive electoral victories to build a closely knit and super-rich oligarchy....

Richard Bacon and Christopher Hope An detailed analysis of government schemes gone awry, followed by a very few suggestions how to avoid future disasters. January 1, 2013 by Biteback Publishing...

Barbara Goodwin Using Political Ideas is a unique blend of political philosophy, political theory and history of political thought. It combines a critique of the major ideologies of recent and...