• The best books on Geopolitics and Global Commerce - In the Beginning was the Deed: Realism and Moralism in Political Argument by Bernard Williams
  • The best books on Geopolitics and Global Commerce - A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume
  • The best books on Geopolitics and Global Commerce - Justice Among the Nations: A History of International Law by Stephen Neff
  • The best books on Geopolitics and Global Commerce - Legitimacy in International Society by Ian Clark
  • The best books on Geopolitics and Global Commerce - Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power by Xuetong Yan

The best books on Geopolitics and Global Commerce, recommended by Paul Tucker

For centuries humanity has struggled with how to build an international order based on law and agreed principles, rather than force and the threat of war. In today’s multi-polar world understanding how such an order might and could be shaped has taken on a renewed urgency. Here, Paul Tucker, a fellow at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, chooses five books on geopolitics and global commerce.

  • The 2023 Orwell Prize for Political Writing - The Fire of the Dragon: China’s New Cold War by Ian Williams
  • The 2023 Orwell Prize for Political Writing - Invasion: Russia’s Bloody War and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival by Luke Harding
  • The 2023 Orwell Prize for Political Writing - Who Cares: The Hidden Crisis of Caregiving, and How We Solve It by Emily Kenway
  • The 2023 Orwell Prize for Political Writing - The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain’s Colonial Legacy by Philippe Sands
  • The 2023 Orwell Prize for Political Writing - The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule by Angela Saini

The 2023 Orwell Prize for Political Writing, recommended by Martha Lane Fox

The Orwell Prizes are the UK’s most prestigious prizes for writing about politics, awarded annually to books and articles that best meet George Orwell’s own ambition “to make political writing into an art.” Martha Lane Fox, chair of this year’s judging panel, talks us through the shortlist of the 2023 Orwell Prize for Political Writing, awarded annually to a nonfiction book.

  • The best books on Industrial Policy - Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective by Ha-Joon Chang
  • The best books on Industrial Policy - Creating the Cold War University: The Transformation of Stanford by Rebecca Lowen
  • The best books on Industrial Policy - Asia's Next Giant: South Korea and Late Industrialization by Alice Amsden
  • The best books on Industrial Policy - The Politics of Large Numbers: A History of Statistical Reasoning by Alain Desrosières & Camille Naish (translator)
  • The best books on Industrial Policy - The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph Tainter

The best books on Industrial Policy, recommended by Danny Crichton

Government intervention in the economy played a key role in the East Asian economic miracle and, further back, the development of countries that have traditionally championed free markets around the world. As the merit of state leadership in key industries returns to mainstream debate, Danny Crichton of venture capital firm Lux Capital recommends five outstanding books for understanding industrial policy.