Gregory F. Treverton

Best of 2015   January/February 2015 Essay

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...

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Spring 1993 Capsule Review

Journeying Far and Wide: A Political and Diplomatic Memoir

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Spring 1993 Capsule Review

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

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...

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Politics & Society   Spring 1993 Capsule Review

Around the Cragged Hill: A Personal and Political Philosophy

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Spring 1993 Capsule Review

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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Defense Policy   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

The Cold War Is Over-Again

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

Dean Acheson: The Cold War Years 1953-71

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Media   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

People, Polls And Policymakers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Truman

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Environment   Winter 1992/93 Capsule Review

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

Strategy

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U.S. Foreign Policy   Fall 1992 Capsule Review

The Need To Know: Covert Action And American Democracy

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Defense Policy   Fall 1992 Capsule Review

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

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Defense Policy   Fall 1992 Capsule Review

Foreign Military Intervention: The Dynamics Of Protracted Conflict

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