Best International Relations Books of 2011
Ten scholars pick the three best books of 2011.
For every issue of the magazine, ten scholars consider dozens of recently published academic and popular nonfiction books for coverage. After choosing a handful worthy of review, they write up capsule reviews that cast a critical eye on the most important titles in their respective fields. As this year came to a close, the editors at Foreign Affairs asked each of the reviewers to choose the three best of 2011. Here they are.

The professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University selects the most important books on Western Europe published during the last year. Here are his reviews, culled from recent issues of the magazine.
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The emeritus professor of history at Princeton University selects the most important books on the Middle East published during the last year. Here are his reviews, culled from recent issues of the magazine.
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The professor of international political economy and chair of the Global Leadership Institute at the University of California San Diego selects the most important books on the Western Hemisphere published during the last year. Here are his reviews, culled from recent issues of the magazine.
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The Marshall D. Shulman professor emeritus at Columbia University selects the most important books on Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Republics published during the last year. Here are his reviews, culled from recent issues of the magazine.
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The Maurits C. Boas professor of international economics at Harvard University selects the most important books on Economic, Social, and Environmental Subjects published during the last year. Here are his reviews, culled from recent issues of the magazine.
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The Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University selects the most important books on Asia published during the last year. Here are his reviews, culled from recent issues of the magazine.
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The professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University selects the most important books on Africa published during the last year. Here are his reviews, culled from recent issues of the magazine.
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The James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and the Humanities at Bard College selects the most important books on the United States published during the last year. Here are his reviews, culled from recent issues of the magazine.
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The professor of War Studies at King's College, London selects the most important books on military, scientific, and technological topics published during the last year. Here are his reviews, culled from recent issues of the magazine.
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The Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University selects the most important books on political and legal topics published during the last year. Here are his reviews, culled from recent issues of the magazine.
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