From Athens to Afghanistan: ‘Perilous Glory’ by John France questions the notion of a Western way of war
Last month Yale published a major new military history book that has already been praised as a ‘work…
Current Affairs
Author Article by Lyric Hale: Into the Eye of the Hurricane: Natural Disasters and Political Change
In last week’s installment of our weekly column from Lyric Hale, the What’s Next? author discussed the link between unemployment and…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: On the Road to Damascus – Why unemployment causes political instability
In the next installment of our weekly column from What’s Next? author Lyric Hale, the top economic commentator discusses the importance of…
Author article by Frank Ledwidge: Why British military operations lack strategy, leadership and ‘moral courage’
Losing Small Wars: British Military Failure in Iraq and Afghanistan is an explosive new book by former military intelligence…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: Have We Reached Peak Gold?
In the next installment in our weekly column from What’s Next? author Lyric Hale, the top economic commentator discusses the rising price…
Author Article by Tarek Osman: The Strategic Direction of Egypt’s Revolution
Hosni Mubarak, the ousted president of Egypt, is back in court today facing charges of corruption and unlawful killing…
Updated edition of Tarek Osman’s prescient ‘Egypt on the Brink’ charts the fall of Hosni Mubarak
Back in November 2010 Yale published the aptly-titled Egypt on the Brink by Tarek Osman, a lively account…
Author Article by Lyric Hughes Hale: The US Debt Crisis and the ‘Cloud of Uncertainty’
In the next installment in our column from top economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale, she discusses the recent…
Author article by Lyric Hale: News of the World – Why too much information is helping us make bad decisions
Last week leading economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale discussed the potential economic fallout caused by a natural disaster…
David Marsh discusses the future of the single European currency in his updated edition of ‘The Euro’
As the Eurozone leaders in Brussels finally agree on a bailout deal for Greece, we take a look…
An Interview with Janet Malcolm on ‘Iphigenia in Forest Hills’
An interview with New Yorker journalist and author Janet Malcolm is a rare thing. Nevertheless, as a seasoned journalist, she…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: A Lamentation of Black Swans – Economic disaster in Iran
Last week leading economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale looked at the controversial Tobin Tax, generating interesting debate…
Books unbound: Publishing news from the front line (Part 1: Eastern Europe)
Yale’s Eastern Europe sales representative Ewa Ledóchowicz contemplates ‘books without borders’ and the implications of the eBook for…
Beyond Sudan: Insightful books on African Politics
As South Sudan gains its independence, we look at a number of Yale books on African politics, including Sudan:…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: A Big New Tax You Never Heard Of – The Tobin Tax
Last week leading economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale discussed the importance of contrasting – and often…