Gregory F. Treverton

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The Calm Before the Storm

Instead of trying to predict "Black Swan" events such as coups or crises, forecasters should look at how political systems handle disorder. The best indicator of a...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Gregory F. Treverton

U.S. Foreign Policy   Spring 1993 Capsule Review

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Journeying Far and Wide: A Political and Diplomatic Memoir

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Spring 1993 Capsule Review

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The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited; CIA Documents on the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Spring 1993 Capsule Review

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Birth of a New World: An Open Moment for International Leadership; Toward Managed Peace: The National Security Interests of the United States, 1759 to the Present; A Search for Enemies: America's Alliance After the Cold War

These very different books frame the debate about America's post-Cold War role. Carpenter's is a clear statement of longtime CATO Institute wisdom--America's alliances...

Gregory F. Treverton

Politics & Society   Spring 1993 Capsule Review

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Around the Cragged Hill: A Personal and Political Philosophy

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Spring 1993 Capsule Review

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Undue Process: A Story of How Political Differences Are Turned into Crimes; Honored and Betrayed: Irangate, Covert Affairs, and the Secret War in Laos

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

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The Missiles Of October: The Declassified Story Of John F. Kennedy And The Cuban Missile Crisis

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Intelligence   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

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General Walter Bedell Smith As Director Of Central Intelligence: October 1950-February 1953

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Defense Policy   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

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The Cold War Is Over-Again

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

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Dean Acheson: The Cold War Years 1953-71

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Media   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

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People, Polls And Policymakers

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

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George Bush vs. Saddam Hussein: Military Success! Political Failure; Marching In Place: The Status Quo Presidency Of George Bush

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

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The Devil And Uncle Sam: A User's Guide To The Friendly Tyrant's Dilemma

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

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The U.S.A. Up Close: From The Atlantic Pact To Bush

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

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Truman

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Environment   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

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The Once And Future Superpower: How To Restore America's Economic, Energy And Environmental Security

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Russia & FSU   Fall 1992 Capsule Review

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Strategy

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Fall 1992 Capsule Review

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The Need To Know: Covert Action And American Democracy

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Defense Policy   Fall 1992 Capsule Review

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Analogies At War: Korea, Munich, Dien Bien Phu, And The Vietnam Decisions Of 1965

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Defense Policy   Fall 1992 Capsule Review

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Foreign Military Intervention: The Dynamics Of Protracted Conflict

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