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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

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Strong Borders, Secure Nation: Cooperation and Conflict in China's Territorial Disputes

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

The Politics of Secularism in International Relations

Legitimacy and Power Politics: The American and French Revolutions in International Political Culture

The Main Enemy: The Inside Story of the CIA's Final Showdown with the KGB

Nuclear Logics: Contrasting Paths in East Asia and the Middle East

The Day After Roswell

The Struggle for Power in Early Modern Europe: Religious Conflict, Dynastic Empires, and International Change

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