The Jakarta Method By Vincent Bevins “The Jakarta Method” traces the evolution of U.S. Cold War anti-communist tactics in the Third World (his word, not mine, which, as he points out, was not originally a pejorative term). It does this primarily through the lens of Indonesia, which functioned as perhaps the foremost crucible of CIA […]
The Lives of Others
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
In “The Lives of Others,” a Stasi agent is assigned to investigate the true loyalties of...
Challenge of the World Population Explosion
U.S. Government Accountability Office
While browsing Amazon, I came across a literary wonder: a book published by a federal agency...
The Book of Five Rings
By Miyamoto Musashi
“The Book of Five Rings” explores Japanese sword fighting techniques from the 1600s. I had low expectations when...
Tales of Brexits Past and Present: Understanding the Choices, Threats and Opportunities In Our Separation from the EU
By Nigel Culkin and Richard Simmons
Perspective is...
The Longest Day
Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, Bernhard Wicki and Darryl F. Zanuck
I suspect many GPF readers have already seen this...
The Geopolitics of the American President