by zen | Mar 4, 2016 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski / “zen“] The Strategist: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security by Bartholomew Sparrow In writing The Strategist, Bartholomew Sparrow has demonstrated that his talents as a biographer match his skill as a scholar. Cautious...
by zen | Dec 28, 2015 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] My usual yuletide haul of books received and purchased…. The Last of the President’s Men by Bob Woodward Being Nixon: A Man Divided by Evan Thomas Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern...
by zen | Jul 8, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] I have a new piece up at the excellent War on the Rocks site that is oriented towards both history and contemporary policy Some Excerpts: A New Nixon Doctrine: Strategy for a Polycentric World ….Asia was only the...
by zen | Nov 11, 2012 | Monitor
My co-blogger Charles Cameron is fond of his “DoubleQuotes” postings that feature frequently uncomfortable juxtapositions designed to prod thinking. Here’s a wordier one from me: ….Planning for a second term has been under way for months, with...
