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Political Economy March/April 2020 Review Essay

The Dismal Kingdom

Two new books inquire whether economists are doing more harm than good to U.S. society.

Reviewed by Paul Romer

Economic Development March/April 2020 Capsule Review

Unfulfilled Promises: Latin America Today

This eclectic collection brings together leading scholars to sketch the progress and frustrations of Latin American development.

Reviewed by Richard Feinberg

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Domestic Politics March/April 2020 Capsule Review

Paths for Cuba: Reforming Communism in Comparative Perspective

To imagine what a new Cuba might eventually look like, the contributors to this thoughtful collection examine the factors that have driven change in other one-party...

Reviewed by Richard Feinberg

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Politics & Society March/April 2020 Review Essay

The Wily Country

Joshua Yaffa’s “Between Two Fires” traces the lives of ambitious Russians who lived through the transition to the post-Soviet era.

Reviewed by Michael Kimmage

U.S. Foreign Policy March/April 2020 Capsule Review

Ghosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet’s Terror State to Justice

McPherson retraces the many twists and turns of the lengthy joint U.S.-Chilean investigation to identify and prosecute the perpetrators.

Reviewed by Richard Feinberg

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Economic Development March/April 2020 Capsule Review

Del centenario a los chilennials: 100 años de transformaciones y 25 tendencias que cambiaron Chile (From 1910 to the Chilennials: 100 Years of Transformations and 25 Trends That Changed Chile)

Dosque and Valente document Chile’s sweeping transformation over the last 100 years from a dirt poor, semifeudal agricultural society into a modern, educated, and...

Reviewed by Richard Feinberg

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War & Military Strategy March/April 2020 Capsule Review

The Second American Revolution: The Civil War–Era Struggle Over Cuba and the Rebirth of the American Republic

With graceful and forceful prose, Downs argues that during Reconstruction, Washington radically transformed labor and property relations in the American South

Reviewed by Richard Feinberg

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EU March/April 2020 Capsule Review

Braver, Greener, Fairer: Memos to the EU Leadership, 2019–2024

In this collection, analysts from Bruegel, one of Brussels’s most respected think tanks, review 11 issues and offer concrete policy recommendations for EU leaders.

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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Domestic Politics March/April 2020 Capsule Review

The Tragedy of Property: Private Life, Ownership, and the Russian State

In this concise and clear book, Trudolyubov traces the roots of Russia’s failure to establish democratic institutions that would defend its citizens against the whims...

Reviewed by Maria Lipman

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EU March/April 2020 Capsule Review

European Disintegration? The Politics of Crisis in the European Union

Although the EU has surmounted crises in the past, Webber suggests that the breadth, depth, and length of the recent crises will make a full recovery difficult.

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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Russia & FSU March/April 2020 Capsule Review

Two Memoirs about the Soviet Union

These two memoirs are both written by respected left-wing scholars of Russia, but they differ in the extent to which their authors immersed themselves in Russian life.

Reviewed by Maria Lipman

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World War II March/April 2020 Capsule Review

The Stuff of Soldiers: A History of the Red Army in World War II Through Objects

In this original work, Schechter uses the material culture of the Red Army to trace the makeover of Soviet life and politics brought about by the war.

Reviewed by Maria Lipman

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Politics & Society March/April 2020 Capsule Review

After the Berlin Wall: Memory and the Making of the New Germany, 1989 to the Present

How should Germans feel about the Berlin Wall?

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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Crime & Drugs March/April 2020 Capsule Review

The Siberian Dilemma

Smith’s latest novel in the series about criminal investigator Arkady Renko rewards its readers with depictions of vast and cold Siberian expanses.

Reviewed by Maria Lipman

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Race & Ethnicity March/April 2020 Capsule Review

Learning From the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil

Neiman compares the German response to the Holocaust since World War II to the southern response to slavery and segregation in that same period.

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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Strategy & Conflict March/April 2020 Capsule Review

Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison

Kuru, a political scientist, undertakes an ambitious and successful analysis of the ills that plague 49 Muslim-majority states.

Reviewed by John Waterbury

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Politics & Society March/April 2020 Capsule Review

For the Record

In his new memoir, Cameron comes across as a sincere and decent fellow severely lacking in the Machiavellian foresight, ruthlessness, and savvy required for political...

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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EU March/April 2020 Capsule Review

The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World

Bradford shows how the European Union’s stringent regulations raise the standards of producers in China, the United States, and other countries across the globe.

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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Economics March/April 2020 Capsule Review

Owners of the Republic: An Anatomy of Egypt’s Military Economy

Sayigh brilliantly dissects the Egyptian military’s dominance of Egypt’s economy.

Reviewed by John Waterbury

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Political Economy March/April 2020 Capsule Review

Crony Capitalism in the Middle East: Business and Politics From Liberalization to the Arab Spring

The contributors to this important collection parse the variety of crony-capitalist arrangements in the Middle East.

Reviewed by John Waterbury

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The Dismal Kingdom

Unfulfilled Promises: Latin America Today

Paths for Cuba: Reforming Communism in Comparative Perspective

The Wily Country

Ghosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet’s Terror State to Justice

Del centenario a los chilennials: 100 años de transformaciones y 25 tendencias que cambiaron Chile (From 1910 to the Chilennials: 100 Years of Transformations and 25 Trends That Changed Chile)

The Second American Revolution: The Civil War–Era Struggle Over Cuba and the Rebirth of the American Republic

Braver, Greener, Fairer: Memos to the EU Leadership, 2019–2024

The Tragedy of Property: Private Life, Ownership, and the Russian State

European Disintegration? The Politics of Crisis in the European Union

Two Memoirs about the Soviet Union

The Stuff of Soldiers: A History of the Red Army in World War II Through Objects

After the Berlin Wall: Memory and the Making of the New Germany, 1989 to the Present

The Siberian Dilemma

Learning From the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil

Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison

For the Record

The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World

Owners of the Republic: An Anatomy of Egypt’s Military Economy

Crony Capitalism in the Middle East: Business and Politics From Liberalization to the Arab Spring

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