Foreign Policy Recs July 2011

1.
The Future of Power
The Future of Power 3.79 avg rating — 1,167 ratings
2.
Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision-Makers
Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision-Makers 3.77 avg rating — 655 ratings
3.
Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War
Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War 4.02 avg rating — 1,144 ratings
4.
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 4.31 avg rating — 18,331 ratings
5.
Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding--And How We Can Improve the World Even More
Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding--And How We Can Improve the World Even More 3.62 avg rating — 204 ratings
6.
Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex
Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex 3.75 avg rating — 91 ratings
7.
Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them
Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them 3.75 avg rating — 76 ratings
8.
Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide
Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide 3.48 avg rating — 122 ratings
9.
The Shock of the Global: The 1970s in Perspective
The Shock of the Global: The 1970s in Perspective 3.81 avg rating — 48 ratings
10.
The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny, and Globalization's Rough Landscape
The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny, and Globalization's Rough Landscape 3.67 avg rating — 382 ratings
11.
The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia
The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia 3.95 avg rating — 296 ratings
12.
Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class
Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class 4.04 avg rating — 1,986 ratings
13.
The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953
The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953 3.72 avg rating — 282 ratings
14.
Ali and Nino
Ali and Nino 3.92 avg rating — 9,334 ratings
15.
Nuclear Delusion
Nuclear Delusion 3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings
16.
The Best and the Brightest
The Best and the Brightest 4.27 avg rating — 12,645 ratings
17.
The Rise of Islamic Capitalism: Why the New Muslim Middle Class Is the Key to Defeating Extremism (Council on Foreign Relations Books (Free Press))
The Rise of Islamic Capitalism: Why the New Muslim Middle Class Is the Key to Defeating Extremism (Council on Foreign Relations Books (Free Press))
by: Vali Nasr
3.68 avg rating — 162 ratings
18.
Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power 3.96 avg rating — 2,755 ratings
19.
China: Fragile Superpower
China: Fragile Superpower 3.84 avg rating — 527 ratings
20.
A Foreign Policy for America
A Foreign Policy for America really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
21.
U.S. Foreign Policy: Shield of the Republic.
U.S. Foreign Policy: Shield of the Republic. 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
22.
Solution in Asia
Solution in Asia 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
23.
Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World
Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World 4.13 avg rating — 14,816 ratings
24.
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics 3.82 avg rating — 2,057 ratings