In his 100th year, Henry Kissinger showed his continuing personal vitality and global relevance by sharing his wisdom and experience in an excellent book on the crucial issue of political leadership. For a man with much already said, there are still important insights to be had in this new project. 

In Australia, there is an absence of practical legal protections for whistleblowers making the act of blowing the metaphorical whistle perilous at best. Australia is not alone in its treatment and lack of protection for whistleblowers.

Relations between Russia and the West have deteriorated drastically since the optimistic days of the 1980s and 90s. This is no doubt due to miscalculations and misunderstandings on both sides, according to Peter Conradi.  

Did the Forever Wars borne out of the War on Terror produce the administration of Donald Trump? According to the author, they did, and until such peace is pursued, they will continue to produce radical administrations that will fan the flames of dissension and conflict. 

In this telling of Australia's long-term assistance mission to the Solomon Islands, author Michael Wesley dives deep into Australia's foreign policy and the decisions that led the country's eventual turn from regional observer to regional leader. This is a must read book.

In the discussion of British antislavery activity, Raphaël Cheriau posits that English international diplomacy may have shaped a new theory of humanitarian intervention in international law. The following question may rightly be, however, at what cost and broadly under what intentions?

Over the past century, the US has known two domestic political orders – the “New Deal Order” and the “Neoliberal Order.”  With the collapse of the Neoliberal Order in recent years, a new political order has yet to emerge in the US, according to Gary Gerstle.

Dr Bob Bowker is a former Australian diplomat, intelligence analyst, and academic who has followed affairs in the Middle East since the 1970s. His book offers insights into the complexities of Middle East politics and the challenges facing a practitioner in shaping Australia’s foreign policies in this sensitive part of the world.

In his new book, “Pacific Power Paradox,” Van Jackson seeks to correct our vision of the past through his argument that the US has not just been Asia’s firefighter for peace, but also its arsonist. Is the US an impediment to the pursuit of regional peace and security?

In Enemies Near and Far, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Thomas Joscelyn provide a theoretical framework for how terrorist groups innovate their tactics to become deadlier and more destructive. This remarkable book addresses an area of counterterrorism that has not yet been examined in the literature.