The Net Delusion

“The author points out how the hope and optimism of the Internet led people to make irrational and nonsensical analyses of what was actually going on in the world.” Read more...

The best books on Cybersecurity

Misha Glenny, Journalist

“I think it’s a brilliant insight, from a very young author from Belarus who lives in the West. Some people tend to dismiss his ideas because we live in a world where people believe what they want to believe. It’s like the aid world – everyone wants to believe that giving money to Africa helps. Everybody wants to believe that social media have been the reason why Iran, Egypt and other places have had uprisings. The author speaks convincingly as someone from one of the emerging economies. To paraphrase him, he is saying “I’m from one of these countries. Here is how social media tools actually impact a country and its political landscape and infrastructure. It doesn’t always work like you think it does, and its effects are not universally positive.” Read more...

The best books on The Decline of the West

Dambisa Moyo, Economist