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This complete summary of "The One Percent Doctrine" by Ron Suskind, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, outlines his insight into America's war with an unrelenting army of terrorists. He explains how the Bush administration's fear of low probability, high impact events made them ignore evidence and act out of pure suspicion during the war on terror - for example their campaign against Saddam Hussein and the origins of the Iraq War.
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This complete summary of "On the Hunt" by Colonel David Hunt, a retired army colonel and military analyst, outlines his argument that America's leaders have wrongly approached terrorism-related issues following 9/11 with half-measures and timidity. He asserts that political leaders nowadays are more concerned with their reputation and their political careers than with solving terrorist threats of the US, and suggests various ways of changing this...
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The must-read summary of J. William Middendorf II's book: "A Glorious Disaster: Barry Goldwater's Presidential Campaign and the Origins of the Conservative Movement".
This complete summary of "A Glorious Disaster" by J. William Middendorf II, a former Republican US diplomat, outlines the main points of the author's account of Barry Goldwater's presidential nomination. In his opinion, despite the landslide victory of his opponent Lyndon B. Johnson,...
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This complete summary of "China: The Gathering Threat" by Constantine C. Menges, an American scholar and former NSA special assistant, outlines his argument that China intends to become the global economic and military superpower and presents what he thinks America must do to overcome this threat. He exposes their methods of economic control, secretive military alliances and its growing power, which threatens Western democracy.
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The must-read summary of Charles Duelfer's book: "Hide and Seek: The Search for the Truth in Iraq".
This complete summary of "Hide and Seek" by Charles Duelfer, one of the most senior intelligence officers with the CIA, shares the author's expertise and reveals how and why sanctions and diplomacy in Iraq were doomed to fail. He examines how the US-Iraq relationship spiraled into a second war and why Saddam Hussein responded as he did to US demands.
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The must-read summary of Tariq Ali's book: "The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power".
This complete summary of "The Duel" by Tariq Ali, a renowned British Pakistani writer and journalist, presents his illustration of how Pakistan's military dictatorship and weak civilian leadership have lead the country to demise. He examines the failed attempts of the US to intervene in their politics and its dangers; moreover he reveals some promises...
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The must-read summary of Linda Robinson's book: "Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq".
This complete summary of "Tell Me How This Ends" by Linda Robinson presents her account, based on extensive interviews with General David Petraeus and his subordinate commanders, of the Iraq War's endgame, and shows the different options that Obama had when he took office in 2009.
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The must-read summary of Jimmy Carter's book: "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid".
This complete summary of "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" by Jimmy Carter, former US president, outlines his assessment of the steps to be taken for Israel to make peace with its neighbours and particularly how Israeli sovereignty and security can coexist peacefully with Palestinian nationhood.
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This complete summary of "The Fall of the House of Bush" by Craig Unger, a prominent American journalist and writer, presents the author's revelation of the unknown secrets behind Bush's leading America into Iraq. He examines how the Christian Right endangered America's constitutional democracy by leading the country into the catastrophic, impossible war in the Middle East.
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This complete summary of "CAFTA and Free Trade" by Greg Spotts, writer and director of the critically acclaimed documentary "American Jobs", provides an overview of his analysis of the Central American Free Trade Agreement. He highlights the threat this agreement represents for the US economy and jobs as well as the potential danger it would pose for other countries.
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This complete summary of "Shadow War" by Richard Miniter, a renowned investigative journalist and writer, presents his argument that the media has missed many of Bush's biggest developments and success in the war on terror. He delivers the unreported stories of failed assassination plots and successful captures of Al-Qaeda members and proves that the war on terror can be and is being won.
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The must-read summary of Martin Indyk's book: "Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East".
This complete summary of "Innocent Abroad" by Martin Indyk, a former US ambassador who had years of intense involvement in the Middle East, outlines the writers argument that making peace in the Middle East is one of America's top priorities. He examines the ironic consequences and the obstacles that have been overcome...
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The must-read summary of George Packer's book: "The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq".
This complete summary of "The Assassins' Gate" by George Packer, a renowned American journalist, presents his explanation of the creation of the Bush administration's war policy and how this led to America's invasion of Iraq. He explains how the US became ensnared in a guerrilla war and the impacts this had at home too, from the grief of the families of fallen...
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The must-read summary of Thomas Friedman's book: "The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization".
This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas Friedman's book "The Lexus and the Olive" shows that globalisation is a fundamentally new and better way to do business. As such, a new and brighter era of globalisation is just in the process of beginning as all the major marketplaces evolve towards becoming global markets. Thomas Friedman...
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The must-read summary of Andrew Cockburn's book: "Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy".
This complete summary of "Rumsfeld" by Andrew Cockburn, a prominent journalist, provides an assessment of the life of Rumsfeld, the man who is partly responsible for the state of the US military in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In his book, the author presents the argument that Rumsfeld was driven by a need to dominate human encounters and was...
36) Summary: China: The Balance Sheet: Review and Analysis of Bergsten, Gill, Lardy and Mitchell's Book
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The must-read summary of a book by C. Fred Bergsten, Dr. Bates Gill, Nicholas R. Lardy and Derek Mitchell on behalf of The Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Institute for International Economics: "China: the Balance Sheet, What the World Needs to Know Now about the Emerging Superpower".
This complete summary of "China: The Balance Sheet" outlines the authors' examination of the facts and dynamics at the basis of China's rise....
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The must-read summary of James McGregor's book: "One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China".
This complete summary of the ideas from James McGregor's book "One Billion Customers" shows that it is difficult to emphasise just how important the Chinese economy will end up becoming to the global economy in the future. China has already surpassed Britain as the world's fourth-largest economy and is now well on its...
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