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I think that The Tragedy of Great Power Politics is a really neat book. This is somewhat unrelated to your niche, and some of you guys have heard me speak about this on IRC. I have no education in International Relations and a high school education in history, so take what I say with a grain of salt, but it really does a good job at explaining ambitions that underpin nations foreign policy and what causes them to have such ambitions. It's certainly not a perfect book, but it does a good job at explaining a staunchly, sobering realist theory of international relations. One reviewer puts it this way, "I found the book an enjoyable read but Mearsheimer has a surprisingly superficial grasp of world history. However, he does provide a helpful explanation of American foreign policy over the past 200 years." That's important to know before digging into this book, and it's also important to know that John is very staunchly realist. In my own opinion, I think realism is a very good theory, but it also assumes (again, my uneducated opinion) that (like with books like the Dictators Handbook) that leaders are psychopaths with no emotions. That ideology doesn't play a role on some level in decision making. That foreign policy is entirely predicated around protecting a nation.

I'd like to hear /u/Fresh-Snows thoughts on it. He studies international relations extensively from what I've heard. He could offer an interesting opinion.

Also, Ender in Exile is a very good book that I am currently reading. If you have read Enders Game, or of Scott Cards books on the Ender universe in general, I highly suggest picking up this book.

[M] Funny story. The Luftwaffe actually did operate the MiG-29 after the fall of the Soviet Union (East Germany had just bought a bunch), and while it was noted for being a good fighter, many of its traits left it unsuitable for NATO operations conducted by Germany (which led to them being sold to Poland at 1 Euro per plane). There's actually an interesting book on the matter, which interviews both German and Russian pilots.

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For one, Parente and Prescott reckon developing countries can triple outputs with no increase in input by regulatory change, and that is without taking into consideration a better investment climate (for inputs) if the judiciary is reliable.

More explicit proponents of governance focus include Daron Acemoglu, though you should know that his book Why Nations Fail is the only one Bill Gates has gone out of his way to criticise; and Francis Fukuyama, who perhaps focuses more on 'culturism'. Explicit haters include Ha-Joon Chang and most anti-neoclassical-ists. The truth is somewhere in between them.

It's also the doctrine behind IMF and World Bank lending conditions, broadly referred to as the Washington Consensus.

We condemn any violence that these people are causing, however, this hasn't erupted to the scale that is equal the force that Brazil is sending. And shows Brazil as a nation of cowards only willing to stamp on the faces of those less powerful than themselves to boost their national ego, rather than working to improve themselves and their national character.

Brazil may be fine with the use of excessive force, accusations of nations of being anti-democratic without proof, and disrupting both global and regional stability, but the rest of the international community likely isn't.

As such to avoid further Brazilian embarrassment we'd recommend the Brazilian government collectively read International Relations, a beginners guide