Book Club
Providing insights into current and historical international issues, Global Santa Fe’s Book Club meets monthly to discuss a non-fiction book selection or a collection of articles with a unifying central theme.
The Book Club meets 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm MDT on the first Tuesday of each month at the Global Santa Fe Conference Room, 413 Grant Avenue, Suite D. Participants may also tune in by Zoom. The link for the Zoom meeting will be sent with the email reminder prior to the meeting. Light refreshments are served for in-person attendees. If you are not on the book club mailing list, but are interested in participating, please contact Randy Sword.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm MDT
The Long Game: China’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order (Bridging the Gap) by Rush Doshi
Please order your copy from Collected Works Bookstore and Coffee House today!
In The Long Game, Rush Doshi draws from a rich base of Chinese primary sources, including decades worth of party documents, leaked materials, memoirs by party leaders, and a careful analysis of China’s conduct to provide a history of China’s grand strategy since the end of the Cold War. Taking readers behind the Party’s closed doors, he uncovers Beijing’s long, methodical game to displace America from its hegemonic position in both the East Asia regional and global orders through three sequential “strategies of displacement.”
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm MDT
Terrorist or Freedom Fighter?: The Right to Resist by Nikolaos Giannopoulos
Please order your copy from Collected Works Bookstore and Coffee House today!
In ‘Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? The Right to Resist’, the complex and nuanced nature of armed resistance and terrorism, is explored through historical cases, ethical considerations, and psychological insights.This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal, moral, and political implications of armed resistance and terrorism and the impact of globalization and technology on these phenomena.Through careful examination of these issues, ‘Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? The Right to Resist’ offers a new understanding of terrorism and armed resistance grounded in human rights, justice, and peace.