The Book Review delves into the many books on national security and related fields published each year. It offers reviews that range widely across subjects and disciplines, from domestic and international law to history, strategic and military studies, from national security journalism to terrorism and counterterrorism, ethics, and technology. Contributors include scholars, serving or former government officials or military personnel, journalists, experts of many kinds, and students in law school or university.
Latest in Book Reviews
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When Misinformation Means the Difference Between Life and Death
A Review of Daniel Silverman, “Seeing Is Disbelieving: Why People Believe Misinformation in War, and When They Know Better” (Cambridge University Press, 2024). -
Germany’s Far-Right on Trial
A review of Jacob Kushner, “Look Away: A True Story of Murders, Bombings, and a Far-Right Campaign to Rid Germany of Immigrants,” (Hachette, 2024). -
U.S. Intelligence Agencies Have Not Aged Well
A review of Jeffrey P. Rogg, “The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence” (Oxford University Press, 2025). -
Algorithmic Optimism, Democratic Reality
A review of Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders, “Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship” (The MIT Press, 2025). -
How to Tell a National Security Story
A review of two books from Peter Roady and Andrew Preston. -
The Case for AI Doom Rests on Three Unsettled Questions
A review of Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All” (Little, Brown and Company, 2025). -
The ‘End of Immunity’ for Leaders Who Commit International Crimes?
A review of Chile Eboe-Esuji, “The End of Immunity: Holding World Leaders Accountable for Aggression, Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity” (Prometheus, 2024). -
Commerce and Moral Compromise in Contemporary China
A review of Patrick McGee, “Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company” (Scribner, 2025). -
The Assassins and Their Allies: How Europe Helped Israel Hunt the Munich Killers
A review of Aviva Guttmann, “Operation Wrath of God: The Secret History of European Intelligence and Mossad’s Assassination Campaign” (Cambridge University Press, 2025) -
The Truth Shall (Maybe) Set You Free
A review of Tim Weiner, “The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century” (Mariner Books, 2025). -
Authoritarian Soft Power
A review of Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis, “Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics” (Oxford University Press, 2025). -
The Commander in Chief in Congress
A review of Casey Dominguez, “Commander in Chief: Partisanship, Nationalism, and the Reconstruction of Congressional War Powers” (University Press of Kansas, 2024).
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