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World Order World Order (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.05 — 13,943 ratings — published 2014
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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 (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.31 — 18,787 ratings — published 2004
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Diplomacy Diplomacy (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.25 — 9,383 ratings — published 1994
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On China On China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.19 — 10,151 ratings — published 2011
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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.78 — 14,019 ratings — published 1996
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.29 — 11,410 ratings — published 2003
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1) Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.19 — 115,887 ratings — published 2015
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A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,244 ratings — published 2017
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.09 — 62,458 ratings — published 2012
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.46 — 99,176 ratings — published 2009
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The Post-American World The Post-American World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.86 — 12,855 ratings — published 2008
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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.36 — 37,347 ratings — published 2006
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.41 — 40,413 ratings — published 2022
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Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,789 ratings — published 2010
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.22 — 36,684 ratings — published 1998
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War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,578 ratings — published 2018
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The Revenge Of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate The Revenge Of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.78 — 6,163 ratings — published 2012
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"A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,005 ratings — published 2002
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,678 ratings — published 2006
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.69 — 102,499 ratings — published
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The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.61 — 16,874 ratings — published 2020
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Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.17 — 9,344 ratings — published 2020
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The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,795 ratings — published 2019
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Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,963 ratings — published 2014
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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.22 — 9,778 ratings — published 1989
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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.09 — 7,891 ratings — published 2006
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The Lexus and the Olive Tree The Lexus and the Olive Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.61 — 8,541 ratings — published 1997
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Fascism: A Warning Fascism: A Warning (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.25 — 21,101 ratings — published 2018
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Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.19 — 7,263 ratings — published 2017
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The Tragedy of Great Power Politics The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,733 ratings — published 2001
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.90 — 219,264 ratings — published 2011
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.04 — 455,576 ratings — published 1997
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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.77 — 2,196 ratings — published 2008
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The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,205 ratings — published 2005
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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.36 — 16,013 ratings — published 2023
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The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,642 ratings — published 2021
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The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order (Bridging the Gap) The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order (Bridging the Gap)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,178 ratings — published 2021
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The World: A Brief Introduction The World: A Brief Introduction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.83 — 3,174 ratings — published 2020
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.47 — 163,969 ratings — published 2018
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Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,094 ratings — published 1954
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Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy since 1938 Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy since 1938 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,310 ratings — published 1971
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.19 — 68,605 ratings — published 1998
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Running The World: the Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of American Power Running The World: the Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of American Power (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.86 — 250 ratings — published 2005
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Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.01 — 71,871 ratings — published 2012
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War War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.25 — 24,090 ratings — published 2010
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The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,165 ratings — published 2011
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.44 — 12,439 ratings — published 1991
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From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776 From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,310 ratings — published 2008
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 3.95 — 15,164 ratings — published 2007
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Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as foreign-affairs)
avg rating 4.13 — 15,077 ratings — published 2001
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“Louella remarked that when foreign nations had intercourse with this country they knew they had been intercoursed.”
Jack Woodford, The Autobiography of Jack Woodford

“Trump assimilated this decades-long conservative tradition not through studying such figures but through instinct and campaign-trail improvisation. Like Chambers, Burnham, and Buchanan, outsiders enamored of power, Trump relishes iconoclasm and rupture, seeks to upend the status quo, and loathes liberal elites and foreign-policy experts. Trump may seem an unlikely heir to these men and the movements they shaped, which were shot through with Christian moralism and at times with elitism. But he has cannily and successfully cast himself not as a refined exemplar of Western cultural and civilizational virtues but as their toughest defender from enemies without and within.”
Michael Kimmage

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