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🇮🇷 Find a reading list on Iran—its history, politics and people—and America's entanglements in the Middle East here 👇

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📚The latest from Azmi Bishara: ‘Arduous Paths: On the Theory and Practice of Democratic Transition’ is out now.

‘Compelling, cosmopolitan and timely.’ @professorjkeane.bsky.social

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Israel and the US strike Iran. It is a tragedy of Tehran's own making Iran's strategy rested on the critical assumption that the US administration preferred a deal to a war. That proved fatal on Saturday.

Fantastic analysis by @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social!

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Delighted to hear #SmallEarthquakes has been shortlisted for Travel Book of the Year at the Inspire Global Media Awards 2026 🎉

Congratulations to fellow finalists @monisharajesh.bsky.social, @ashbhardwaj.bsky.social and @carolynboyd.bsky.social 🥂

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💭 Iran at War: The Russian Angle

A major war against #Iran raises urgent questions about Russia’s role in the Middle East.

@hannanotte.bsky.social and @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social
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Congratulations @walterreid.bsky.social, The Cancelled Prime Minister is out today!

‘Reid is a lively and likeable biographer … interested in MacDonald the man: his diaries, letters and poems.’ — @telegraph.co.uk

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Pick up your copy of the Decca Mitford biography, a finalist for both the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography and the National Book Critics Circle Award, at 25% discount w/promo code TROUBLEMAKER25

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🎉🇮🇳🇬🇧Now published: ‘Imperial Footprints: A History of South Asian Child Migrants in Britain’ by Sumita Mukherjee.

‘Evocative and original. . . An important book in understanding the long story of South Asians in Britain.’ @kavpuri

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War in the Smartphone Age | Hurst Publishers An essential guide to understanding war and information on today’s data-saturated battlefields—from Ukraine to Gaza and beyond.

‘War in the Smartphone Age: Conflict, Connectivity & the Crises at Our Fingertips’ by @warmatters.bsky.social is an essential guide to understanding war & information on today’s battlefields—from Ukraine & beyond. Hear the author at the Oxford Litfest: tinyurl.com/2u26crkj

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Sudden Departures | Hurst Publishers Almost a million Russians went into exile after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

‘Sudden Departures: Russian Exiles Between Putin and the West’ by @mzavadskaya.bsky.social, Andrei Semenov & Regina Smyth considers the Russians who went into exile after the invasion of Ukraine, nearly 1 million of them.

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From Sovereigns to Servants | Hurst Publishers How did Putin co-opt Russia’s political and economic elites, ensuring no more than fitful resistance to the regime’s war on Ukraine?

‘From Sovereigns to Servants: How the War Against Ukraine Reshaped Russia’s Elite’ by Alexandra Prokopenko examines loyalty and survival at the top of Putin’s system. How and why Russian elites adapted to the war? Forthcoming in August.

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Belarus in Crisis | Hurst Publishers A captivating introduction to a land in turmoil, revealing how and why Belarus fell apart—and where it must go from here.

How has Russia’s war with Ukraine affected Belarusians’ views of their dictatorship and the cause of democracy in their country? In ‘Belarus In Crisis’, Paul Hansbury explores how and why Belarus fell apart--and where it must go from here.

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Imperfect Equilibrium | Hurst Publishers Why has Russia’s military struggled to adapt to the challenges of contemporary warfare?

‘Imperfect Equilibrium: Civil–Military Relations in Russian Defense Policymaking’ by @kirland.bsky.social offers a new perspective:

'A deeply insightful and illuminating account . . from the end of the Cold War to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.' @michaelkofman.bsky.social

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Empire of Austerity | Hurst Publishers How Russia’s post-Soviet economy, engineered to stagnate, explains its conflict with Ukraine and divisions across Eurasia.

‘Empire of Austerity: Russia and the Breaking of Eurasia’ by Nicholas Birman Trickett looks at how Russia’s post-Soviet economy, engineered to stagnate, explains its conflict with Ukraine and divisions across Eurasia. Forthcoming in May.

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Economic War | Hurst Publishers NEW EDITION Winner of the Fletcher US - Russia Relations Book Prize Selected as an FT 'Book to Read'

Winner of the US - Russia relations Book Prize from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, ‘Economic War’ by @maxhess.bsky.social explores the ramifications of the war in Ukraine on the international economy.

@financialtimes.com's Book to Read

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Navalny | Hurst Publishers A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2022 A fascinating account of Russia’s famous dissident and the politics he embodied. A Financial Times Politics Book of the Year 2021 Shortlisted for the 2022 Pushk...

Trump & cronies have made claims that ‘more people are jailed in the UK’ than Russia for free speech. How are Russian dissidents treated? Read ‘Navalny’ by Jan Matti Dollbaum, @mlallouet.bsky.social & @benhnoble.bsky.social

‘Engaging’ @lukeharding1968.bsky.social, Observer

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Zero Sum | Hurst Publishers A Foreign Affairs 'Book of the Year' From communism to capitalism to collapse, the highs and lows of doing business in post-Soviet Russia.

To understand the economic pressure Russia is under, see @charleshecker.bsky.social's recent interview here ➡️ tinyurl.com/43pft42h. Read his book, ‘Zero Sum: The Arc of International Business in Russia’.

‘Fascinating’ @financialtimes.com

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Who Will Defend Europe? | Hurst Publishers Updated Paperback Edition Selected as a Politics 'Book of the Year' by the Financial Times

In February 2025, leaders from Europe urgently convened to discuss ‘Who Will Defend Europe?’ The issue remains unresolved, as @keirgiles.bsky.social explores in his new edition.

‘Blistering.’ @edwardlucas.bsky.social @thetimes.com

@financialtimes.com Book of the Year

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Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin | Hurst Publishers What is Vladimir Putin thinking? Does he deserve his reputation as a modern Machiavelli? And where does he get his ideas?

In Jan 2025, Trump returned to office & started spewing Kremlin talking points. What is Vladimir Putin thinking? And where does he get his ideas? Philosopher @MEltchaninoff explores this in ‘Inside The Mind of Vladimir Putin’.

‘[A] slender but sizzling book’ @thetimes.com

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The Retreat from Strategy | Hurst Publishers Chosen as one of the Times Best World Affairs Books of the Year. A frank assessment of what kind of strategic power Britain aspires to be, given its dwindling armed forces and growing threats from Ru...

The threat from Russia demands a frank assessment of British military strategy as discussed in ‘The Retreat From Strategy’ by David Richards & Julian Lindley-French.

@thetimes.com Book of the Year

@financialtimes.com Big Read, ‘Can Europe Defend Itself Without America’?

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NATO and the Russian War in Ukraine | Hurst Publishers How might the Western defence alliance turn Moscow’s war on Ukraine from a major challenge into a basis for renewal?

As NATO’s future hangs in the balance, read this ‘comprehensive analysis of the impact of Russia’s war on . . . NATO.’ @europenow.bsky.social

‘NATO and the Russian War in Ukraine’ (eds) Janne Haaland Matlary & Rob Johnson

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Occupation | Hurst Publishers A disturbing account of how Russia is seeking to remake occupied Ukraine in its own image, once and for all.

Occupation by David G. Lewis offers a disturbing account of how Russia is seeking to remake occupied south-eastern Ukraine in its own image, once and for all.

‘A vital source document and framework for understanding what has occurred in Ukraine.’ @AJInsideStory

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How to Fight a War | Hurst Publishers An indispensable guide to understanding modern warfare, especially the decisions made by politicians and generals—both good and bad.

Thousands have followed the detailed threads on the war in Ukraine from Mike Martin MP.

'How To Fight A War' is ‘an illuminating account of warfare & guidelines to achieve lasting peace.’ @financialtimes.com

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Z Generation | Hurst Publishers New and Updated Paperback Edition A disturbing portrait of the fascist youth movements warping Russian society and politics.

Meanwhile in Russia: @FT Book of the Year, ‘Z Generation by @irgarner.bsky.social paints a disturbing portrait of Russia’s fascist youth movement. ‘An incandescent indictment of [Putin’s] regime.’ @thetimes.com

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To Die With Such Men | Hurst Publishers Based on interviews and body-cam footage, a gripping account of British and American volunteers fighting in Ukraine, from Kyiv to Bakhmut.

US & UK volunteers joined the International Legion to fight for Ukraine & democracy. Read their gripping accounts in ‘To Die With Such Men’ by @shannonmonaghan.bsky.social

‘Explores in bloody detail… what it’s really like to volunteer on Ukraine’s front line.’ @thetimes.com

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The Zelensky Effect | Hurst Publishers A compelling story of how ordinary Ukrainians saved their nation.

President Zelensky rose to the challenge along w/ the “men & women whom Onuch & Hale describe in ‘The Zelensky Effect’ as the Independence Generation-those for whom the achievement of Ukrainian independence was a formative experience.” @fromtga.bsky.social @nybooks.com

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Beyond Ukraine | Hurst Publishers Afterword by Christopher Coker Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine has sparked a major shift in thinking about the future of war. This book offers a comprehensive examination of its impact on vi...

Now available in paperback, ‘Beyond Ukraine’ edited by Tim Sweijs & @jmichael424.bsky.social considers how the Ukraine war sparked a major shift in military thinking.

‘A welcome antidote to [the] myopia [of US security discourse].’ - Joint Force Quarterly

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Putin's War on Ukraine | Hurst Publishers Why did Putin invade Ukraine?

Putin invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, a flagrant attack on a sovereign nation. ‘Putin’s War On Ukraine’ by @samramani2.bsky.social examines this.

‘Solid tactical analysis.’ @nytimes.com

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Hybrid Warriors | Hurst Publishers Focussing on Putin’s volunteer militants, Arutunyan’s reportage covers the pro-Russian insurgency and the war it sparked in eastern Ukraine. A Diplomatic Courier Best Read of 2022

Before Mariupol, there was Donbas & Crimea. Anna Arutunyan's reportage in ‘Hybrid Warriors’ covers the pro-Russian insurgency and the war it sparked in eastern Ukraine.

‘Illuminating, well-researched.’ @financialtimes.com

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