Review – Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing
Samir Puri’s analysis is grounded historically, treats non-Western actors as agents rather than objects, and insists that order is contested rather than collapsing.
Reviews
Review: Foundations of Cybersecurity, 2nd edition
Jason Andress has refreshed his introductory security text for No Starch Press. He writes in the introduction that the term security now extends past data center servers to cloud resources, mobile devices, the Internet of Things, and AI. About the auth…
Review: The Psychology of Information Security
Security controls fail when they are designed without regard for the people who must use them. That is the central argument of Leron Zinatullin’s second edition, and it is an argument he builds methodically across 17 chapters that draw from organ…
Review – The National Interest: Politics After Globalization
Cunliffe argues Western foreign policy has drifted from coherent national interests, fueling ideological wars and global disorder.
Review – Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind
Newitz explores how psychology, propaganda and storytelling evolved into tools of modern information warfare, shaping both military strategy and public opinion.
Review – Dismantling the League of Nations
Dismantling the League of Nations examines the organization’s complex dissolution, highlighting its prolonged liquidation and the role of human agency in the transition.
Review – Black Girl from Pyongyang
Black Girl from Pyongyang offers a rare insider memoir of an elite yet isolated upbringing in North Korea, revealing contradictions, control, and a search for identity.
Review – The Routledge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and International Relations
This edited collection offers a rich, multidisciplinary analysis of artificial intelligence in global politics, though its breadth can feel dense.
Review: Digital Forensics, Investigation, and Response, 5th Edition
Digital Forensics, Investigation, and Response, 5th Edition presents a structured survey of the digital forensics discipline. The book spans foundational principles, platform specific analysis, specialized branches, and incident response integration. A…
Review: AI Strategy and Security
AI Strategy and Security is a guide for organizations planning enterprise AI programs. The book targets technology leaders, security professionals, and executives responsible for strategy, governance, and operational execution. It treats AI adoption as…