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Last refreshed 2026-02-27. We keep tuning this list as new titles land and reader interest shifts.

  1. America in the World

    1. America in the World

    Robert B. Zoellick
    America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
  2. Stealth War

    2. Stealth War

    Robert Spalding, Seth Kaufman
    Stealth War: How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept
  3. New Cold Wars

    3. New Cold Wars

    David E. Sanger
    New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
  4. Has China Won?

    4. Has China Won?

    Kishore Mahbubani
    Has China Won?: The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy
  5. Allies at War

    5. Allies at War

    Tim Bouverie
    Allies at War: How the Struggles Between the Allied Powers Shaped the War and the World
  6. Autocrats vs. Democrats

    6. Autocrats vs. Democrats

    Michael McFaul
    Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder
  7. The Back Channel

    7. The Back Channel

    William J. Burns
    The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal
  8. When China Attacks

    8. When China Attacks

    Grant Newsham
    When China Attacks: A Warning to America
  9. A New Foreign Policy

    9. A New Foreign Policy

    Jeffrey D. Sachs
    A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism
  10. The Folly of Realism

    10. The Folly of Realism

    Alexander Vindman
    The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine
  11. From Cold War To Hot Peace

    11. From Cold War To Hot Peace

    Michael McFaul
    From Cold War To Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia
  12. The Tragedy of American Diplomacy

    12. The Tragedy of American Diplomacy

    William Appleman Williams, Andrew J. Bacevich
    A History pick for readers exploring The Tragedy of American Diplomacy.
  13. Danger Zone

    13. Danger Zone

    Michael Beckley, Hal Brands
    Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China
  14. Destined For War

    14. Destined For War

    Graham Allison
    Destined For War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?
  15. Plan Red

    15. Plan Red

    Gordon G. Chang
    Plan Red: China's Project to Destroy America
  16. Midnight in Moscow

    16. Midnight in Moscow

    John Sullivan
    Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia's War Against the West
  17. On China

    17. On China

    Henry Kissinger
    A China pick for readers exploring On China.
  18. The Madman Theory

    18. The Madman Theory

    Jim Sciutto
    The Madman Theory: Trump Takes On the World
  19. The Age of Walls

    19. The Age of Walls

    Tim Marshall
    The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World
  20. Zbig

    20. Zbig

    Edward Luce
    Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet
  21. The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

    21. The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

    John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt
    A Politics pick for readers exploring The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.
  22. Breaking History

    22. Breaking History

    Jared Kushner
    Breaking History: A White House Memoir
  23. If Russia Wins

    23. If Russia Wins

    Carlo Masala
    If Russia Wins: A Scenario
  24. The Blood Telegram

    24. The Blood Telegram

    Gary J. Bass
    The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)

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