A controversial and timely exploration of the dark side of American idealism -- and its potentially dangerous consequences for the world.[...]
This title is "Daily Telegraph" and "Independent" Books of the year longlisted for the Orwell Prize 2012 2011 "Los Angeles Times" Book prize finalist. In the wake of Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons, unpoliceable border areas, shelter of the Afghan Taliban and Bin Laden, and the spread of t[...]
American policies, the American economy, and the health of the American political system are all of crucial importance to the world - and to other Western democracies in particular. Yet in recent years, the American political scene has become increasingly radicalized, embittered, and polarized - con[...]
In the past decade Pakistan has become a country of immense importance to its region, the United States, and the world. With almost 200 million people, a 500,000-man army, nuclear weapons, and a large diaspora in Britain and North America, Pakistan is central to the hopes of jihadis and the fears of[...]