Terrorism
Title: Treasury’s War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare
Author: Juan Zarate
Book Description:
How the US uses economic embargoes and financial tools as weapons against terrorist groups and “rogue states” such as North Korea, Iran and Syria. Juan Zarate, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is a former federal prosecutor who joined the U.S. Treasury Department after the 9/11 attacks to figure out […]
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Title: The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education
Author: Craig M. Mullaney
Book Description:
U.S. Army Capt. Craig Mullaney recounts the hard lessons that only war can teach while fighting al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. This is a portrait of a junior officer grappling with the weight of war and coming to terms with what it means to lead others in combat.
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Title: Affording Defense
Author: Jacques S. Gansler
Book Description:
From the Publisher: Jacques Gansler’s previous book, The Defense Industry, was hailed by Senator William Proxmire as “a superb analysis of our defense problems.” Air Force magazine called it a “brilliant dissection of the U.S. armament industry.” Now, with Affording Defense, Gansler again points the way toward a national-security policy that will enable the United […]
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