Nolan Reviews Eliane Brum’s “Banzeiro Òkòtó: The Amazon as the Center of the World”
Rachel Nolan’s review of Eliane Brum’s “Banzeiro Òkòtó: The Amazon as the Center of the World” offers an exploration of the Amazon’s precarious reality. Through Brum’s storytelling, readers are exposed to the grim truth of illegal deforestation and the resilient communities fighting to protect their home.
Unveiling Guatemala’s Adoption History: Nolan’s Book Praised
Pardee Professor Rachel Nolan’s latest book, “Until I Find You,” meticulously unravels Guatemala’s adoption landscape, exploring coerced adoptions during and after the Civil War. Guernica Magazine’s in-depth review sheds light on Nolan’s comprehensive research and its impact on understanding the intricate history of international adoptions in Guatemala.
Wippl’s Insights on Lawless’ Journey in Intelligence and Diplomacy
Professor Wippl, former CIA officer and Professor of International Relations, reflected on Richard Lawless’ book, “Hunting Nukes.” Wippl praised Lawless for his extraordinary intelligence work, preventing South Korea’s nuclear pursuit and reshaping the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Heine’s “Latin American Foreign Policies in the New World Order” Reviewed by The Wire
The Wire, one of India’s foremost news and world event publication sites, published a review of Latin American Policies in the New World Order, the most recent book by Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study…
Wippl Publishes Book Review on the Process of Spy Recruitment
Joseph Wippl, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, published an article in the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence reviewing The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence by Douglas London. In the review, titled “Successful Case Officers: Chameleon Meets the Confessional,” Wippl praises…
Heine’s “Latin American Foreign Policies in the New World Order” Reviewed by Chatham House
A book review from Ambassador Heine’s latest work focuses on regional cooperation, non-dependence on the United States, and an increasing trend towards non-alignment.
Wippl Recounts Lessons Learned Reviewing Works by CIA Colleagues
Professor Wippl talks about how reviewing these books taught him a lot about intelligence and where he stands on the issues described and considered by the various authors.
Heine’s “Xi-na in the Century of the Dragon” Reviewed by “Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica”
“For analysts and decision-makers in Latin America, this work is an important contribution to understanding the coming era, which we can already call the “Asian century” and, more specifically, as the century of pre-eminence of China, “the century of the dragon.”
Wippl Reviews Book Exploring Cold War-Era Counterintelligence Investigations
Professor Wippl describes author Robert Baer’s exploration of the “Ames Investigation” as well as the hunt for the “Fourth Man” a provocative piece of “interesting speculation based on unanswered questions.”
Nolan Publishes New York Times Review of “Witches“
“Though the book chronicles violence against women and those who present as women, it highlights, in both rural and urban communities, an atmosphere of freedom and mobility that is a pleasure to read about.”
“Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica” Reviews Heine’s “Active Non-Alignment and Latin America“
“‘Active non-alignment and Latin America: a Doctrine for the New Century’ is a book whose doctrine is essential to understand and reassess the position of Latin America in the international environment and with a multilateral perspective.”
Heine’s “Active Non-Alignment and Latin America” Reviewed in “Global Policy“
As “Global Policy” writes, “at a time when nations are being pressured to pick sides, this book will make an important contribution to global debates on the options open to states and regions.”
Heine’s “Active Non-Alignment and Latin America” Reviewed in Foreign Affairs
Brian Winter, the editor-in-chief of “Americas Quarterly,” extensively details a strategy of active non-alignment for Latin America, which Heine and his coauthors propose in their book, which involves a foreign policy that is “equidistant” between Washington and Beijing, neither subservient to nor hostile toward either.
Wippl Publishes Review of “A Drop of Treason“
“The author has presented a portrait of a man he considers basically as honorable in his convictions against the CIA and on behalf of the Cuban Revolution. But as presented in this biography, Agee is pathetic rather than honorable.”
Heine Publishes Review of “The Alphabets of Latin America“
“This slim but meaty collection of poems regales us both with elegant poetry and a splendid, panoramic introduction to many facets of the mestizo continent.”
“Asia Policy” Publishes Review Roundtable of Miller’s Latest Book
A panel of scholars discuss why some rising powers become great powers while others do not, factors driving the rise of these states, and other concepts explored in Professor Miller’s latest book.
Sarkar Participates in TNSR Roundtable on Nuclear Revolution
“Even though Green is not the first person to challenge the claim that nuclear weapons tend to have a stabilizing effect on international politics or the core assumptions upon which that claim is based, he unquestionably makes significant theoretical and empirical contributions.”
Wippl Publishes Book Review of Risk Taker, Spy Maker
“[Michael Broman’s] fascination for [Southeast Asia] is boundless and, therefore, addictive.”
Shifrinson Publishes Book Review in Russia Matters
Prof. Joshua Shifrinson reviewed No Place for Russia: European Security Institutions Since 1989 (Columbia University Press, August 2018) by William H. Hill.
Norton Publishes Review of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s Book, Policies
Prof. Augustus Richard Norton examines how ideas and policies proposed by Flynn are representative of positions that are salient in the White House.