Books

It may be in their own self-interest.

A recent book makes the case for collaboration in an increasingly competitive industry.

As a new book shows, it’s not always about strategy.

The British writer aimed to be the liberal intellectual of his generation—and ended up a victim of his own repressed dogmas.

Beijing has learned to use Russian-style disinformation.

The United Kingdom needs to examine its own bigotries.

Oliver Eagleton’s book on the Labour leader blends leftist critique with biography, presenting a comprehensive account of a deeply ambiguous figure.

Karl Schlögel re-creates a lost world of long lines and shared spaces.

A new history of Russia’s ruble highlights the reciprocal relationship between autocracy and monetary policy.

“Follow the Money” traces an economy in crisis.

Your vacation (hopefully) awaits. And here are the best books to pair with it.

The West needs to engage with the rulers of Kabul—and disillusion them.

Robert Lighthizer wants total decoupling from China—without thinking through the consequences.

Our columnists and reporters’ top picks, from a 16th-century treatise to a ’90s fantasy novel.

Modi’s party is intent on demonizing Nehru, the country’s first prime minister. A new book adds nuance to the debate.

A joyful and tragicomic novel has been given extra weight by Russia’s invasion.

As authoritarian capitalism gains credibility, free societies must overcome their internal weaknesses.

Ten years after Egypt’s coup, Washington has yet to learn that authoritarian stability is an illusion.

Beijing’s strategy isn’t always black and white—except when it is.

A new book charts the troubled path of the U.K. Conservative Party in the wake of Brexit.

Today’s brilliant strategist is tomorrow’s headstrong fool.

‘This is Europe’ lets the continent’s residents tell their own tales.

Washington missed the boat to shape the global maritime order. Beijing is stepping in.

Historical records show that dropping atomic bombs was the least bad option.

A new book overplays the domestic roots of Sino-U.S. confrontation and underestimates its geopolitical logic.

The German philosopher’s “Grundrisse” is an indispensable guide to our current chaos—from AI to the rise of China.

A new generation of Russians glorifies war, death, and Vladimir Putin.

A new book shows its history as anything but sweet.

Long before the Cannes Film Festival, a new book shows, the Côte d’Azur built a brand on flaunting affluence.

What bestselling books tell us about how Russians are processing the war.

Discussing the Cultural Revolution has become increasingly risky.

Two books peel back the curtain on the central bank—but miss why it misread the economy in the wake of the pandemic.

FP contributors’ top titles to make sense of the country ahead of its most important election

Newly declassified documents contain important lessons for U.S. China policy.

A new book on Natives journeying across the Atlantic reaches the outer limits of what European-style academic research can accomplish.

The official biography of Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state reveals startling lessons for U.S. engagement today.

A new book shows how Mussolini’s political heirs have shaped the country’s identity.

India and Israel have strengthened their defense ties in recent years—but a new book makes the relationship sound more sinister than it is.

Weijian Shan’s new book is notable mostly for what it leaves out.

The pandemic’s outbreak brought rare reporting freedoms.

One is a fantasy with roots in World War II. The other boasts Spider-Man.

The 18th-century Scottish economist has come to play a uniquely controversial role in U.S. political and economic life.

A new book examining Russia’s 2014 invasion of eastern Ukraine reveals some uncomfortable truths.

A veteran negotiator explains how Washington’s attempts at nonproliferation floundered.

A new book shows that New Delhi’s own obstacles could slow its ambitions on the global stage.

In 1947, the United States sacrificed for the sake of a starving Europe.

A new biography of George Kennan, the father of containment, raises questions about whether the old Cold War—and the emerging one with China—could have been avoided.

In the Booker Prize-winning “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida,” the past haunts a country racked by unresolved death.

FP columnists and contributors recommend their favorite books they read this year.

A recent book emphasizes domestic politics in the conflict but doesn’t account for the depth of the impasse.

Beijing’s massive expansion of state media hasn’t quite worked as planned. But watch out for Xinhua’s growing global deals.

A new history ties the genre to U.S. atrocities—not always convincingly.

Post-apartheid South Africa remains steeped in the “rainbow nation” ideals of reconciliation and forgiveness—but it has never truly reckoned with accountability.

Washington’s crackdown on technology access is creating a new kind of global conflict.

A new book argues that the Pentagon drives carbon emissions worldwide but ignores inconvenient realities.

The West will only restore its stability when civil servants are again devoted to the public rather than themselves.

William MacAskill’s “What We Owe the Future” was endorsed by Elon Musk and has fueled a movement, but is it all that revolutionary, really?

A new book investigates the death of veteran Mexican crime reporter Regina Martínez Pérez—with a surprising conclusion.

A new graphic novel reexamines the Russian leader’s biography—with lessons for the present.

Elites were uncertain about the new leader’s growing power.

White supremacist terrorists have taken a page from the Islamic State’s playbook—discarding concerns about image and embracing shocking displays of public violence.

A new history explores an intense period of hope, reform, and death.

The Chinese leader has taken security worries to a new level.