Putin’s Sledgehammer
“…Reads like a breathless spy thriller…A seminal work of incisive insight… about modern mercenaryism.” —Washington Independent Review of Books
“A riveting story of how Putin used a criminal mercenary network to do his dirty work” —H.R. McMaster, former U.S. National Security Advisor
“A welcome addition to the growing library on Putin’s Russia.” —The Irish Times
Understanding the New Proxy Wars: battlegrounds & Strategies Reshaping the Greater Middle East
“An original and compelling contribution to the literare on proxy wars” —Michael A. Innes, Senior Research Fellow, War Studies, King’s College London
“This book’s lasting contribution may be its reminder that breaking things is easier than fixing them. Rare is the proxy that can both take territory and govern it afterward, and policymakers and intelligence officers alike would do well to heed the lesson that few strategic goals will be met through proxy conflicts, despite the allure of the tactical gains they can offer”-Intelligence in Public Media, CIA