Reality and truth face many challenges. This timely book takes on disinformation, conspiracy theories, and cancel culture—all of which add up to an epistemic crisis. Drawing from the development of liberal democracy and science, Jonathan Rauch proposes what he calls the “Constitution of Knowledge,” a system for defending objective truth and free inquiry from threats as far away as Russia and as close as your cellphone.
Global China Edited by Tarun Chhabra, Rush Doshi, Ryan Hass, and Emilie Kimball
China has emerged as a global actor impacting nearly every region and major issue from the environment to international security to emerging technology. The culmination of a two-year project focusing on China’s domestic institutions, great power relations, and China’s influence beyond Asia, “Global China” provides the most current and broad-scope assessment of the implications of China’s rise for the United States and the rest of the world.
“Required reading for national security professionals” is how The Cipher Brief describes James E. Baker's “The Centaur's Dilemma,” in a recent review.
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