Vladislav Zubok’s monumental account is not just history, but a reassessment of a stand-off that still shapes geopolitics today
A prime minister who won’t stand down, inside the Johnson and Truss chaos, a leftwing rallying cry and a paean to civil servants
The prime minister’s chief of staff is the star of Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund’s revealing account of Labour’s return to power
A compelling look at the small island caught between Chinese power and the vagaries of US politics
The right-wing ideology is no longer confined to the dark underbelly of history
A selection of some of the best titles shedding light on the conflict and its place in the wider power struggles across the Middle East
Most politicians are fundamentally unsuited to the painful and exposing reckoning that is required
Gideon Rachman selects his must-read titles
A selection of the best titles to shed light on America’s decision to return the former president to power
An analysis of how today’s ruling caste work very hard at appearing ordinary
On the use and abuse of one of Britain’s greatest writers
Bob Woodward says former US president also secretly sent Covid-19 tests to Russian leader
The US foreign policy machine in action, origins of the new cold war, and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as viewed from Washington
Three new books on the US look at the Clinton decade, the rise of conspiracies and the existential threat of November’s presidential election
The former UK prime minister’s ‘how to’ manual captures his infectious optimism and mastery of the political arts
A clutch of books on British politics aims to diagnose the policy mistakes and leadership failures of recent years
Robert Blackwill and Richard Fontaine give an authoritative, if bureaucratic, take on American foreign policy’s slow pivot to the east
As the new government faces an economy, society and political system in despair, there is no shortage of prescriptions to put things right
Gideon Rachman selects his best mid-year reads
A portrait of the figures from Benn to Corbyn who made waves in the party but often put protest before power
A selection of the most insightful titles on the race for Downing Street
A selection of the most insightful titles on the race for Downing Street by FT experts
Is India enjoying a golden age or in democratic decline? And what will the prime minister do next? As the nation goes to the polls, four books attempt to unravel its many complexities
A senior barrister makes the case for fixing the ‘sense of decay’ affecting Westminster and offers detailed and robust reforms
As the alliance prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary, three books consider its relevance, and argue that its most difficult years may lie ahead
