Hoover Institution Press: 227 books
America and the Future of War
The Past as Prologue
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Throughout the world today there are obvious trouble spots that have the potential to explode into serious conflicts at any time in the immediate or distant future. This study examines what history suggests about the future possibilities and characteristics of war and the place that thinking about...
In This Arab Time
The Pursuit of Deliverance
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
In this collection of bold and wide-ranging essays, Fouad Ajami offers his views on the Middle East, commenting on the state of affairs in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt and more. He brings into focus the current struggles of the region through detailed historical standpoints and a highly personal perspective....
Warriors and Citizens
American Views of Our Military
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
A diverse group of contributors offer different perspectives on whether or not the different experiences of our military and the broader society amounts to a "gap"—and if the American public is losing connection to its military. They analyze extensive polling information to identify those...
by Julie Wei
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1994
In this book, more than forty selected writings from Sun Yat-Sen, the father of modern China, have been translated into English for the first time. Ranging from early speeches to a graduation address delivered a year before his death, these translations illustrate the depth and breadth of Sun's philosophy...
Eyes, Ears, and Daggers
Special Operations Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency in America's Evolving Struggle against Terrorism
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Both the Special Operations Forces (SOF) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have served as the nation's eyes, ears, and daggers, often in close cooperation but occasionally at cross-purposes throughout their histories. In this book, Thomas H. Henriksen examines the warrior-spy connection both...
by David Davenport, Gordon Lloyd
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal is widely understood as a turning point in American history. Roosevelt's decisions of 1933 reset the balance of power away from Congress and the states toward a strong executive branch. They shifted the federal government away from the Founders' vision of deliberation...
Beyond Disruption
Technology's Challenge to Governance
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
In Beyond Disruption: Technology's Challenge to Governance, George P. Shultz, Jim Hoagland, and James Timbie present views from some of the country's top experts in the sciences, humanities, and military that scrutinize the rise of post-millennium technologies in today's global society. They contemplate...
by George P. Shultz
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
In a rich and varied career, George P. Shultz has aided presidents, confronted national and international crises, and argued passionately that the United States has a vital stake in promoting democratic values and institutions. In speeches, articles, congressional testimony, and conversations with...
Speaking the Law
The Obama Administration's Addresses on National Security Law
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
When Barack Obama came into office, the strategic landscape facing the United States in its overseas counterterrorism operations was undergoing a shift. Even before the rise of drones necessitated the articulation of legal doctrine, the Obama administration had to explain itself. In Speaking the Law,...
In Excellent Health
Setting the Record Straight on America's Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
In Excellent Health offers an alternative view of the much maligned state of health care in America, using facts and peer-reviewed data to challenge the statistics often cited as evidence that medical care in the United States is substandard and poor in value relative to that of other countries. The...
The Historical Performance of the Federal Reserve
The Importance of Rules
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2019
Distinguished economist Michael D. Bordo argues for the importance of monetary stability and monetary rules, offering theoretical, empirical, and historical perspectives to support his case. He shows how the pursuit of stable monetary policy guided by central banks following rule-like behavior produces...
by Charles Hill
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Looking beneath the surface of strategy, policy, and daily operations, this book uses the analogy of weaving to review the United States' historical responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. Author Charles Hill shows why the United States must marshal all possible elements in...
Gambling with Other People's Money
How Perverse Incentives Caused the Financial Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
What caused the Financial Crisis of 2008? While government mandates and private sector mistakes did contribute to the crisis and can be blamed at least in part for what happened, this book takes a different approach. Russ Roberts argues that the true underlying cause of the mess was the past bailouts...
Learning from No Child Left Behind
How and Why the Nation's Most Important but Controversial Education Law Should Be Renewed
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
The author, writing on behalf of Hoover's Koret task Force on K–12 Education, presents a convincing case that, despite the controversy it has ignited, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law is making a positive difference and should be renewed. He outlines ten specific lessons and recommendations that...