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Superpower – Ian Bremmer (2015)
As the US presidential election approaches, books on candidates, geopolitical issues and the hard choices would-be presidents will see themselves confronted with, will hit the bookstores in big numbers. My guess is that this one… Read more
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The importance of insititutional reform – lessons for Greece
A recent Foreign Affairs article draws a parallel between the Greek crisis and how Latvia recovered from its own crisis. The lesson – one that we learn over and over… Read more
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Mountains of the mind – Robert Macfarlane (2003)
This book has put my passion for mountain climbing into words. A must read for hikers, explorers and nature lovers alike; providing essential context to books as Touching The Void and… Read more
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La vérité sur l’affaire Harry Quebert – Joël Dicker (2012)
The first part reminded me of The Secret History, the second is an amazing whodunnit. Ingeniously structured – as a book within a book, telling three interwoven stories – and… Read more
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Resource Revolution – Stefan Heck & Matt Rogers (2014)
Well researched (authors are McKinsey consultants) and full of fascinating examples, the book explains how to capture the ‘biggest business opportunity in a century’: the resource revolution. Combining sustainability challenges… Read more
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Baltische Zielen – Jan Brokken (2010)
Beautiful, often emotional, stories describing the fascinating and cruel history of the Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, wedged between Europe and Russia. Brokken makes us witnesses of the lives of both normal… Read more
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Is the EU doomed? – Jan Zielonka (2014)
The short answer is: yes, the EU is doomed (and will only survive in minimal form), but Europa will further integrate and have a bright future. Zielonka foresees a European… Read more
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Soumission – Michel Houellebecq (2015)
One of the most intriguing notions Houellebecq puts forward in his latest novel is not that the populist right is a stable force in the political landscape, nor that in… Read more
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Exodus – Paul Collier (2014)
Famous economist Paul Collier’s latest book focuses on the effects of migration; on both the immigrant as the people who welcome them. He manages to stay away from the moral… Read more
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