Lynne Rienner Publishers

3rd edition coming in July!
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“A book that is relevant not only to teaching but to broader scholarship and research as well.” —Journal of Modern African Studies

“Will no doubt become the standard text for years to come: a sharply written, well-informed, and completely up-to-date book that should find a wide audience beyond the classroom, as well.” —Foreign Affairs

►A comprehensive, state-of-the-art introduction to contemporary African politics.

Essential books on RUSSIA . . .

Putin's Rise: The Evolution of an Authoritarian Modernizer

The Russo-Ukrainian War: Follies of Empire

Russia and the West: Ideology, Economy, and Politics in the Post-Soviet Era

Failed State: A Guide to Russia's Rupture

How Russia Loses: Hubris and Miscalculation in Putin's Kremlin

Latin American Democracies in Danger: Threats and Practical Defenses

Latin American Democracies in Danger:
Threats & Practical Defenses by Heraldo Muñoz

“Heraldo Muñoz knows Latin American politics like few others. His new book offers keen insights into the threats faced by democracy in the region, along with a set of useful recommendations for ways to counter those threats.”
—Gerardo L. Munck, USC

►Drawing on his experience as a political dissident, scholar, and then participant at the highest levels of Chilean and international politics, Muñoz addresses the reasons for the current democratic backsliding in Latin America (and globally) and proposes ways to reverse this trend.

Spring 2026 paperbacks . . .

Counterintelligence at Its Core: Assessing and Preventing Foreign Espionage

Tech Cold War: The Geopolitics of Technology

Ending the Nuclear Arms Race: A Physicist's Quest

The Mediterranean Connection: Criminal Networks and Illicit Economies in North Africa

Illicit Money: Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century

News & Notes

We are celebrating our very own Moorea Corrigan! Her new novel, Thistlemarsh, was just reviewed in The New York Times! "It’s a subtle book but a thrilling one, especially toward the end.... This is not the kind of fairy tale that sets up good versus evil, but the older, stranger kind that sets up power versus love. And while we know which side is going to win, we’re not always sure what form the victory will take." A sure hit for fantasy lovers, and for fans of just a really good story!

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This month we're honored to have thoughts from Chris Edelson, lecturer in political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of Above the Law? The Evolution of Presidential Power. He offers insight into the current political moment and the events that brought us here.

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