Been spending a lot of time on airplanes lately, which gave me a chance to read The New Cold War pretty quickly, and it really helped pass the time in an interesting and very educational way.
Written by Globe and Mail reporter Mark MacKinnon, who is now covering the Middle East and was formerly the Globe’s
The book starts in the former
It’s an engaging, well written book (as befits a fellow former Charlahack) and, as someone who considers himself at least decently abreast of global events, I was surprised at just how much I didn’t know what was going on in that part of the world.
Just how far Vladimir Putin has gone in rolling-back democracy in
And it was unsurprising to learn that, despite the high-minded deals of democracy espoused by President Bush, when
A very enlightening read, well recommended.
A review copy was provided by the publisher to facilitate this review.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Review: The New Cold War
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