A Book by Peter Frankopan — A journey through the history of the silky road The ancient Mesopotamian commerce route network has molded, transformed, and spread with our ever-changing planet. At its peak, this network was known as the Silk Road, which Marco Polo famously traversed on his journey from Italy to China. As people from…

A Book by Tim Marshall The role of geography in determining the world’s power balance. Did you realize that the ground on which you stand has formed the civilization in which you live? If this seems a little abstract, consider this: the physical characteristics and resources surrounding you have had a significant impact on your country’s economy, as well as…

A book by John Robb John Robb’s brave new war tells you why many states, despite their immense military resources, consistently lose battles to small cells. You’ll also discover why the safe life that nation-states provide today is totally dependent on a number of systems that could topple like dominoes if struck on the right spot. Large, resourceful nation-states can no longer rule the battlefield.

Summary: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky — The media promotes the preservation of a massively unequal and unjust society by defending the interests and beliefs of the dominant political and economic elites. To do this, the media employs a ‘propaganda model,’ in which critical viewpoints are filtered out and the news agenda is dominated by elite viewpoints.

A Book Summary — Propaganda is all around us, persuading us to spend money on things we don’t want, to vote for politicians who don’t care about us and to buy toys that aren’t worth the plastic they’re made of. …

A review article based on the research paper of Lai T. Hoang, Dirk G. Baur — Cryptocurrencies are becoming increasingly popular in today’s technologically advanced environment. Bitcoin, the most well-known cryptocurrency, was established in 2009. Since its initial release and subsequent success, when its price surged within a few years, it has been the focus of several price prediction studies. …

Uncover the secrets of American foreign policy, a Book by: John Perkins — How can you get rid of obnoxious dictators while keeping ostensibly autonomous countries and their riches under your control without sending troops? This was a topic that American strategists grappled within the early years of the Cold War. In the 1950s, a clandestine operation in Iran established a pattern for American foreign policy, but it needed to be tweaked.

A summary of the book of Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx — People all over the world go hungry because others waste perfectly good food; corporations profit from distant civil wars in which child soldiers are forced to slaughter one another, and factory owners profit from mothers sewing cheap clothes in their factories for a pittance so that the West can shop…

Summary: The Wealth Of Nations — Adam Smith According to Adam Smith in his book The Wealth of Nations, Society’s productivity is increased by creating a division of labor that permits individuals to specialize. The ensuing surplus can subsequently be exchanged or invested in accordance with one’s self-interest. …