THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER?'Meticulously sourced, merciless and revelatory. It is a closely observed study of power, and how it is gained, used and lost' FINANCIAL TIMESThe unmissable next instalment of Tim Shipman's #1 bestselling Brexit quartet.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order offers a provocative examination of modern identity politics: its origins, its effects, and what it means for domestic and international affairs of state

In 2014, Francis Fukuyama wrote that American institutions were in decay, as the state was progressively captured by powerful interest groups. Two years later, his predictions were borne out by the rise to power of a series of political outsiders whose economic ...

A brand new look at global conflict from top Economist correspondent John Andrews.

Hans Vijlbrief werd in januari 2022 staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken en Klimaat, belast met mijnbouw. Veruit het belangrijkste was het dossier Groningen dat, figuurlijk gesproken, in brand stond. Zestig jaar gaswinning en aardbevingen hadden zowel fysiek als mentaal grote schade veroorzaakt. De overheid had fout op fout gestapeld en leek niet in staat de Groningers recht te doen.

In De Groningers hadden altijd gelijk geeft Vijlbrief weer hoe hij die problemen probeerde aan te pakken. Ni...

Onderwerpen als oorlog, vrede en veiligheid zijn voortdurend in beweging door de snelle ontwikkelingen en veranderingen in de internationale arena. Het afgelopen decennium lijkt het alsof de ene crisis de andere opvolgt. De Oekraïneoorlog, de klimaatcrisis, vluchtelingenstromen en migratie, Brexit, de opkomst van rechts populisme en COVID-19 worden allen aangeduid als veroorzakers van deze ontwikkelingen in en tussen de machtscentra van de internationale arena. Binnen het vakgebied van Inter...

On October 1, 2009, the People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding. And what an eventful and tumultuous six decades it had been. During that time, under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China was transformed from one of the world's poorest countries into the world's fastest growing major economy, and from a weak state barely able to govern or protect its own territory to a rising power that is challenging the United States for global i...

In the three decades since the end of the Cold War, global leaders have been integrating the world's economy, transport and communications, breaking down borders in the hope of making war impossible.