Confession - another 15!

I confess – another 15 books

Statecraft – the new rules of power in a divided world Jack Watling (2026) 

This book is about how states compete in a dynamic contemporary environment. 
It is about how they exert leverage and influence, how they can plan and manage 
contingencies, when they may or may not be the most powerful actor, but do not 
hold a majority of the power within the environment. 
Crucially, this book is about how states can protect their interests and advance 
their prosperity – partially at one another’s expense –without driving competitors 
to escalate. 
In short, it is hoped that the following chapters provide observations that are useful 
in allowing NATO members to achieve better strategic outcomes through their 
statecraft. 

The Beginning Comes After the End – notes on a world of change Rebecca Solnit (2026)
 – reviewed in The Guardian
To Catch A Fascist – the fight to challenge the radical right Chris Mathias (2026) 
A British journalist interviewed here    
World Builders – technology and the new geopolitics Bruno Macaes (2025) a Minister in 
the Portugese government more than a decade ago and now a “geo-strategist” 
– whatever that is
Capitalism – a global history  Sven Beckert (2025) Be warned - a 1,900 page tomb!!
The Great Global Transformation – national market liberalism in a multi-polar world 
Branko Milanovic (2025) a copy which lacks a bibliography
A Theory of Complex Democracy – governing in the 21st Century D Innerarity (2025) 
A Spanish political scientist
The Age of Diagnosis – how our obsession with medical labels is making us sicker 
Suzanne O’Sullivan (2025) A neurologist from the UK explains
Crude Capitalism – oil, corporate power and the making of the world market 
Adam Hannieh (2024). Looks very useful
The Web of Meaning – integrating science and traditional wisdom Jeremy Lent (2021). 
A book I want to spend some time with
The Economic Naturalist – why economics explains almost everything Robert Frank (2008). 
Looks my sort of text
My Stroke of Insight – a brain scientist’s personal journey Jill Taylor (2006) 
A very personal account
Essays on the Garrison State Harold Lasswell (1997) 
The US political scientist famous in the 1950s
Simple Rules for a Complex World Richard Epstein (1995) A book predicated on the 
assumption that there are, in the US, too many lawyers and too may laws.
The World As I Found It  Bruce Duffy (1987) a novel which explores the life of Moore, 
Russell and Wittgenstein.