📚 CIIC Bookshelf

Want to understand world politics, historical processes and social mechanisms more deeply?

Catch a selection of books that are worth reading for everyone who works or studies in these areas!

🌍 Diplomacy and International Relations

🇷🇺 Sergey Lavrov "Between the Past and the Future".

🇷🇺 Yevgeny Primakov "The Middle East on Stage and Behind the Scenes".

1. Henry Kissinger - "Diplomacy" - a classic about the key events of world politics.

2. George Kennan - "The Long Telegram" - the origins of the Cold War through the eyes of an American diplomat.

3. Robert Kaplan - "The Revenge of Geography" - how space and climate influence world politics.

📜 History and Analysis of Civilizations

4. Francis Fukuyama - "The Origins of Political Order" - the evolution of states from ancient times to the present.

5. Yuval Noah Harari - "Sapiens" - a large-scale look at the history of mankind.

6. Paul Kennedy - "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers" - why do empires collapse?

📊 Sociology and Political Theory

7. Max Weber - "Politics as a Vocation and Profession" - the basis for understanding power.

8. Samuel Huntington - "The Clash of Civilizations" - a controversial but important theory about the future of conflicts.

9. Pierre Bourdieu - "Sociology of Politics" - how the field of power is structured.

🔥 Contemporary Challenges

10. Timothy Snyder – “On Tyranny” – 20 Lessons from the 20th Century for Today.

11. Anna Arest – “How Democracies Fail” – alarming signs of authoritarianism.

12. Peter Pomerantsev – “This Is Not Propaganda” – the war of information technology.

Which of these books have you already read? Which ones would you add to the list? Share in the comments! 👇