Two books examine how today’s autocrats differ from those of the past, and what liberal democracies can do to counter their influence
With the French capital poised for the Olympics, two new books seek to expose the social challenges that have long existed at the margins of the city
As the new government faces an economy, society and political system in despair, there is no shortage of prescriptions to put things right
As the global movement of people prompts hardline approaches by populists and policymakers, four new books explore the west’s struggle to balance domestic pressures with the plight of asylum-seekers
Three new books on China help bring definition to the emerging economic contours of cold war 2.0
100 years after the writer’s death, what do his uncensored diaries, and a raft of new studies, reveal about what made him and his relevance in our digital age?
Three books to help understand the challenges faced by new president Lai Ching-te and the dangers facing Taipei today
Is India enjoying a golden age or in democratic decline? And what will the prime minister do next? As the nation goes to the polls, four books attempt to unravel its many complexities
From shady deals to outright fraud, a series of high-profile scandals have rocked the art world. What’s the solution?
With immersive storylines and powerful, emotive writing, some of the most thrilling fiction out there is being created in game form
The literary superstar’s profound comments on mankind’s relationship with God are both beautiful and thought-provoking
Mahsa Jina Amini’s death at the hands of the morality police unleashed an uprising — but will it unseat the regime?
Two sharp memoirs give a glimpse of the steep rewards — and downsides — of working at the summit of the financial sector
The Pulitzer-winning journalist compellingly chronicles why four successive US presidents failed to contain Saddam Hussein — with disastrous results
Peter Pomerantsev profiles a propagandist who targeted the Nazis — and warns of the fight needed to nail Putin’s lies on Ukraine
In ‘Disillusioned’, Benjamin Herold follows five families coping with the wreckage created by outer city development
We may think that the Oscar-nominated movie is knockabout comedy, but how truthful is it to the way the industry works?
Four books look at the forging of a new Ukrainian national identity in the furnace of war — and a glimmer of light in the Russian exiles who have fled their homeland
From Ramsay MacDonald to Keir Starmer, three new books offer lessons for the party as it prepares for a general election
Was the great 18th-century revolution in learning the pride of European civilisation — or a tool of empire? Two books debate its consequences
From leadership and logistics to robots and drones, two new books assess what matters in 21st-century warfare
Has US economic stagnation destroyed the myth of an ever-better life for its citizens? David Leonhardt argues that it has
Two books on sensible risk-taking urge innovators to learn from ‘intelligent failures’
Romance is now the top-selling genre in fiction. How did we become so infatuated?
Despite dire warnings about autocracy and human rights, expert voices urge greater understanding of this ever more powerful player
