David J. Kramer’s book looks at the long sweep of U.S.-Russia relations and concludes that Putin’s leadership in the Kremlin makes an improvement in relations impossible.  Indeed, the maintenance of an adversarial relationship with the West – and particularly the United States – is essential to Putin’s retaining his grip on power.  He needs to perpetuate the myth that the West, NATO, the European Union – and the United States especially – pose a threat to Russia. This means that Putin’s Russia shares very few interests with the United States and certainly does not share the same values. That suggests that overtures by any American administration to improve relations will be seen as weakness and met with derision and opportunism.

Kramer’s book is both timely and insightful. It is must reading for those in government and for those who seek to understand more deeply the dynamics in U.S.-Russian relations. For U.S. policymakers, there are lessons to be learned from this book, mistakes not to be repeated, and well-argued recommendations worthy of serious consideration. As the Trump Administration becomes more firmly established, this book should generate intensive debate about the best way to approach this most challenging and dangerous relationship for the United States – the relationship with Putin’s Russia.

The book has been translated in Georgian by Fukuyama Democracy Frontline Center and Economic Policy Research Center. In order to get the Georgian translation of the book, please e-mail [email protected]

In this candid new political memoir from Senator John McCain, an American hero reflects on his life—and what matters most.

“I don’t know how much longer I’ll be here. Maybe I’ll have another five years. Maybe, with the advances in oncology, they’ll find new treatments for my cancer that will extend my life. Maybe I’ll be gone before you read this. My predicament is, well, rather unpredictable. But I’m prepared for either contingency, or at least I’m getting prepared. I have some things I’d like to take care of first, some work that needs finishing, and some people I need to see. And I want to talk to my fellow Americans a little more if I may.”

So writes John McCain in this inspiring, moving, frank, and deeply personal memoir. Written while confronting a mortal illness, McCain looks back with appreciation on his years in the Senate, his historic 2008 campaign for the presidency against Barack Obama, and his crusades on behalf of democracy and human rights in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Always the fighter, McCain attacks the “spurious nationalism” and political polarization afflicting American policy. He makes an impassioned case for democratic internationalism and bi-partisanship. He tells stories of his most satisfying moments of public service, including his work with another giant of the Senate, Edward M. Kennedy. Senator McCain recalls his disagreements with several presidents, and minces no words in his objections to some of President Trump’s statements and policies. At the same time, he offers a positive vision of America that looks beyond the Trump presidency.

The book has been translated in Georgian by Fukuyama Democracy Frontline Center and Economic Policy Research Center. In order to get the Georgian translation of the book, please e-mail [email protected]

From America’s leading scholar of democracy, a personal, passionate call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world order—and the very value of liberty

Larry Diamond has made it his life’s work to secure democracy’s future by understanding its past and by advising dissidents fighting autocracy around the world. Deeply attuned to the cycles of democratic expansion and decay that determine the fates of nations, he watched with mounting unease as illiberal rulers rose in Hungary, Poland, Turkey, the Philippines, and beyond, while China and Russia grew increasingly bold and bullying. Then, with Trump’s election at home, the global retreat from freedom spread from democracy’s margins to its heart.

Ill Winds’ core argument is stark: the defense and advancement of democratic ideals relies on U.S. global leadership. If we do not reclaim our traditional place as the keystone of democracy, today’s authoritarian swell could become a tsunami, providing an opening for Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and their admirers to turn the twenty-first century into a dark time of despotism.

We are at a hinge in history, between a new era of tyranny and an age of democratic renewal. Free governments can defend their values; free citizens can exercise their rights. We can make the internet safe for liberal democracy, exploit the soft, kleptocratic underbelly of dictatorships, and revive America’s degraded democracy. Ill Winds offers concrete, deeply informed suggestions to fight polarization, reduce the influence of money in politics, and make every vote count.

In 2020, freedom’s last line of defense still remains “We the people.”

The book has been translated in Georgian by Fukuyama Democracy Frontline Center and Economic Policy Research Center. In order to get the Georgian translation of the book, please e-mail [email protected]

“Identity is the theme that underlies many political phenomena today, from new populist nationalist movements, to Islamist fighters”.

In his book “Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment” Francis Fukuyama argues that demand for recognition of one’s identity is a master concept that unifies much of what is going on in world politics today, not the economic motivation. These are the challenges, which cannot be addressed by the economic means. The recognition, identity, dignity, migration, nationalism, religion and culture are the core themes of this book.

The book has been translated in Georgian by Fukuyama Democracy Frontline Center and Economic Policy Research Center. In order to get the Georgian translation of the book, please e-mail [email protected]