In the thirty-five years since China instituted its One-Child Policy, 120,000 children – mostly girls – have left China through international adoption, including 85,000 to the United States. It's generally assumed that this diaspora is the result of...

For sale in CIS only! From Europe to the United States and beyond, opportunistic politicians have exploited economic crisis, terrorist attacks and an influx of refugees to bring hateful and reactionary views from the margins of political discourse i...

For sale in CIS only! Through a masterly and cynical manipulation of ethnic nationalism, and deep-rooted corruption, Prime Minister Orban has exploited successive electoral victories to build a closely knit and super-rich oligarchy. More than any ot...

The definitive book on Obama's historic nuclear deal with Iran from the author of the "Foreign Affairs Best Book" on the Middle East in 2012. This timely book focuses on President Obama's deeply considered strategy toward Iran's nuclear program and...

Unquestionably a watershed year in world history, 1917 not only saw the Russian Revolution and the US entry into World War I, it also marked a foundational moment in determining global political structures for the remaining twentieth century. Yet whi...

"Imagination may be thought of as a 'work-around'. It is a resourceful tactic to 'undo' a rule by creating a path around it without necessarily defying it... Transgression, on the other hand, is rule breaking. There is no pretense of reinterpretation...

For sale in CIS only! In "Independent Diplomat "Carne Ross offers a compelling new account – and vision – of the conduct of foreign policy and diplomacy from the inside. As diplomats arbitrate more and more of the world's business, we have little id...

Our future hinges on a set of elements that few of us have even heard of. In this surprising and revealing book, David S. Abraham unveils what rare metals are and why our electronic gadgets, the most powerful armies, and indeed the fate of our planet...

Is Russia threatening to disrupt more than two decades' of E.U. and U.S. efforts to promote stability in post-communist Southeast Europe? Politicians and commentators in the West say, "yes". With rising global anxiety over Russia's political policies...

The Supreme Court is seen today as the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution. Once the Court has spoken, it is the duty of the citizens and their elected officials to abide by its decisions. But the conception of the Supreme Court as the final interpr...