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The Book Review delves into the many books on national security and related fields published each year. It offers reviews that range widely across subjects and disciplines, from domestic and international law to history, strategic and military studies, from national security journalism to terrorism and counterterrorism, ethics, and technology. Contributors include scholars, serving or former government officials or military personnel, journalists, experts of many kinds, and students in law school or university.

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Ex-Friends 2020

Aviezer Tucker Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 2:01 PM

A Review of “Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism” by Anne Applebaum (Doubleday, 2020)

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The Libertarian Case for Immigration (and Against Trump)

Peter Margulies Thu, Jul 16, 2020, 3:58 PM

A Review of “Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom” by Ilya Somin (Cato Institute Book, Oxford University Press, 2020)

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The Ayabmuk World

Paul Rosenzweig Tue, Jun 2, 2020, 3:20 PM

A Review of “Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Future” by P.W. Singer & August Cole (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020).

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‘Jihad’ as a Universalist Project in Comparative Perspective

Mara Revkin Thu, May 28, 2020, 3:06 PM

A review of Darryl Li’s The Universal Enemy: Jihad, Empire, and the Challenge of Solidarity (Stanford University Press, 2019).

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The Bomb Still Ticks

George Perkovich Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 3:28 PM

A review of Fred Kaplan, “The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War” (Simon & Schuster, 2020).

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Fleeing to the Oceans

Leti Volpp Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 3:10 PM

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A review of Jeffrey S. Kahn, "Islands of Sovereignty: Haitian Migration and the Borders of Empire" (University of Chicago Press, 2019)

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The Irony of 'White House Warriors'

Christopher Fonzone Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 3:28 PM

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A review of John Gans, "White House Warriors: How the National Security Council Transformed the American Way of War" (Liveright, 2019).

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Trying (and Failing) to Put Kaiser Wilhelm II on Trial

Arshan Barzani Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:57 PM

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A review of William A. Schabas, “The Trial of the Kaiser” (Oxford University Press, 2018)

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Frankenstein at 200

Renee Anderson Sun, Jul 28, 2019, 6:30 PM

Review of Mary Shelley, “'Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds,’ ed. David H. Guston, Ed Finn, and Jason Scott Robert.” (MIT Press, 2018)

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Partisan Politics and Federal Law Enforcement: The Promise and Corruption of Reconstruction

Daniel Richman Mon, Jul 22, 2019, 3:22 PM

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A review of Charles Lane, ‘Freedom’s Detective: The Secret Service, the Ku Klux Klan and the Man Who Masterminded America’s First War on Terror" (Hanover Square Press, 2019)

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