New Releases by Jared Cohen

"This is a nonfiction picture book that unpacks quotes from all 45 American presidents, contextualizing them and explaining not only what they mean but also the impact they had on United States and world history"--

From the Founding to today, this book tells the stories of seven former presidents who each changed history and offered lessons about how to decide what to do in the next chapter of life as they handled human problems of ego, finances and questions about their legacy and mortality.

This New York Times bestselling “deep dive into the terms of eight former presidents is chock-full of political hijinks—and déjà vu” (Vanity Fair) and provides a fascinating look at the men who came to the office without being elected to it, showing how each affected the nation and world. The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. Eight men have succeeded to the presidency when the incumbent died in office. In one way or another they vastly changed our history. Only Theodore Roosevelt would have been elected in his own right. Only TR, Truman, Coolidge, and LBJ were re-elected. John Tyler succeeded William Henry Harrison who died 30 days into his term. He was kicked out of his party and became the first president threatened with impeachment. Millard Fillmore succeeded esteemed General Zachary Taylor. He immediately sacked the entire cabinet and delayed an inevitable Civil War by standing with Henry Clay’s compromise of 1850. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded our greatest president, sided with remnants of the Confederacy in Reconstruction. Chester Arthur, the embodiment of the spoils system, was so reviled as James Garfield’s successor that he had to defend himself against plotting Garfield’s assassination; but he reformed the civil service. Theodore Roosevelt broke up the trusts. Calvin Coolidge silently cooled down the Harding scandals and preserved the White House for the Republican Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression. Harry Truman surprised everybody when he succeeded the great FDR and proved an able and accomplished president. Lyndon B. Johnson was named to deliver Texas electorally. He led the nation forward on Civil Rights but failed on Vietnam. Accidental Presidents shows that “history unfolds in death as well as in life” (The Wall Street Journal) and adds immeasurably to our understanding of the power and limits of the American presidency in critical times.

The last four decades have witnessed the profound transformation of the very foundations of the international system: the globalization of trade, technical revolutions, the upheaval of the hierarchy of powers, the emergence of China, the explosion of the Middle-East, the mutation of conflicts and threats, climate concerns, etc. This special issue of Politique étrangère celebrates the 40th anniversary of IFRI. It includes contributions by the best international specialists to clarify and shed light on the major trends affecting today’s effervescent world: Where is it taking us? What may happen on this global stage, in all its parts, over the next ten years? How far is the world going to be “de-westernized”? Does modernity concentrate power, or dilute it? How should the advances of the international financial system be evaluated, and what are their limits? Can poverty be reduced further? Will the energy transition be successful? What forms will international violence take? What will the world’s population look like in 2029? Are new technologies redesigning new geopolitics? Is global trade hesitating between trade war or multilateralism? Is Europe undoing itself, or reconstructing itself? What is the economic and political future of Africa in all its pluralities? Is the Middle-East doomed to breakdown? Will Asia be the center of tomorrow’s world? How is the world of 2029 being sketched out today?

Les quatre décennies qui viennent de s’écouler ont profondément modifié les bases mêmes du système international : mondialisation de tous les échanges, révolutions techniques, bouleversement de la hiérarchie des puissances, émergence de la Chine, explosion du Moyen-Orient, mutation des conflits et menaces, inquiétudes climatiques... Pour ce numéro exceptionnel publié à l’occasion du quarantième anniversaire de l’Ifri, Politique étrangère fait appel aux meilleurs spécialistes internationaux pour éclairer les grandes tendances d’un monde bouillonnant : où nous emmène-t-il, et que peut-on imaginer de la scène mondiale, dans toutes ses composantes, d’ici dix ans ? Jusqu’où ira la désoccidentalisation du monde ? La modernité concentre-t-elle la puissance, ou la dilue-t-elle ? Comment apprécier les progrès du système financier international, et ses limites ? Peut-on encore réduire la pauvreté ? Peut-on vraiment mener à bien la transition énergétique ? Comment s’exprimera demain la violence internationale ? À quoi ressemblera la population mondiale en 2029 ? Les nouvelles technologies dessinent-elles de nouvelles géopolitiques ? Le commerce mondial hésite-t-il entre guerre et multilatéralisme ? L’Europe se défait-elle, se recompose-t-elle ? Quel est l’avenir économique et politique des Afriques ? Le Moyen-Orient est-il condamné à la décomposition ? L’Asie est-elle le centre du monde de demain ? Comment, aujourd’hui, dessiner l’ébauche du monde de 2029 ?

Här möts två världsledande tänkare inom teknik och utrikespolitik i ett efterlängtat och unikt samarbete. En omvälvande framtidsvision är redan här: en värld där alla är uppkopplade, full av utmaningar att möta och fördelar att ta tillvara. Eric Schmidt hör till Silicon Valleys främsta företagsledare och har gjort Google till ett av världens mest inflytelserika bolag. Jared Cohen är VD för Google Ideas och tidigare rådgivare till utrikesministrarna Condoleezza Rice och Hilary Clinton. Med sin kombination av kunskap och erfarenhet, har författarna en sällsynt god möjlighet att besvara de svåraste frågorna om vår framtid: Vem kommer att ha mest makt, medborgaren eller staten? Gör ny teknologi att det blir svårare eller lättare att genomföra terrordåd? Vad råder det för relation mellan säkerhet och rätten till ett privatliv? Hur mycket kommer vi att vara tvungna att lämna bakom oss för att vara med i den nya digitala tidsåldern? I denna banbrytande bok kombinerar Schmidt och Cohen observationer och insikter för att måla en bild av den värld som väntar oss om några decennier. Den nya digitala tidsåldern är en både pragmatisk och inspirerande redogörelse för vart världen är på väg. Med självförtroende och klarsynthet visar författarna hur mycket vi har att se fram emot och vad vi ska akta oss för när den största informationsteknologiska revolutionen i mänsklig historia fortsätter att utvecklas!

Write Father, Write Son: A Bond-Building Journey (by Jared and Joseph Cohen) explores fatherhood through the correspondence between a father and a son. The role of mother needs little explanation. Among other things, she gives birth, nurtures and comforts humanity. At this point in human evolution, her place is secure. However, the role of fathers seems to grow more obscure with each new generation of single parent households, test tube babies begotten from nameless sperm donors and the advent of same-sex marriages. At worst, our society seems to portray fathers as unnecessary, expendable and even interchangeable. They are reduced to being sources of income or seen as useful only for repairs or other types of physical labor. The increasingly common phrase "baby daddy" seems to say it all. After providing the seed, what use is there for a man? Society has attempted to answer this question by filling in the gaps left by absent fathers. Dad''s paycheck and responsibilities have been assumed by the taxpayer and the government. Programs provide money for food, shelter, health care and the myriad psychological effects of children being raised by children. Discipline and guidance for the fatherless is meted out by police and courts. The government, however, has proven a poor surrogate for a father. To be sure, there are voices emerging that connect the diminishing role of the father with poverty, crime and overall social disintegration. There may be no better time to understand what role fathers play in the lives of their children and in society as a whole. "We see, through Joe Cohen''s lens, an understanding about fatherhood begotten from the strife he endured from a distant, uncommunicative father," wrote Alfred Guart, Pulitzer Prize nominated investigative reporter, New York Post, and former journalism professor, St. John''s University in the Foreword of Write Father, Write Son: A Bond-Building Journey. "We discover what a male parent has to offer the world as a result of someone missing it in his own life. Perhaps through absence the heart does grow fonder." Personally, and through his work as a teacher and reporter, Mr. Guart explains that he had come to see firsthand and deeply understood that no amount of food stamps, welfare checks, step-fathers, remedial education programs or guidance counseling can fill the emotional and psychological gap left by a missing father. There is no replacement for a caring, supportive, stable and protective father in the lives of children. "A growing number of men today are finding themselves struggling to be effective fathers with no personal experience upon which to build," said Mr. Guart. "They will have to, as I once did, father themselves. It is a long and difficult process in which you have to step back and advise yourself on what to do, think or say in challenging situations. I found books and articles on fatherhood helpful as I confronted the daunting task of raising my own son and daughter." Write Father, Write Son: A Bond-Building Journey explores fatherhood through the correspondence between a father and son, leaving a paper trail on the matter, so to speak. Through the letters and stories, we see how a man struggles to be a better, more accessible father than the one he knew. We see a boy mature and become a young, responsible man of insight and compassion. Through this compelling book, we see how much the world needs fathers. Good fathers.

Hunger strikes are used as a method of protest to call attention to grievances or political positions and galvanize support for a cause. Historical examples from pre-Christian Europe through Guantanamo Bay have demonstrated various motives, interventions, and outcomes to this unique form of protest. Starvation causes life-threatening damage to the body, and to intervene on an unwilling subject involves invasive medical procedures. As scholars have debated how to approach this medical-ethical dilemma, a tug-of-war exists between autonomy, beneficence, and social justice with regard to the rights of prisoners of war (POWs) and detainees. International documents, legislation, and case law demonstrate vast support for and place precedence on the prisoners right to make their own autonomous, informed medical decisions, and many in the international community lean towards abstaining from intervention on hunger strikes on the basis of patient autonomy. However, there are notable arguments both for and against force-feeding that have been well documented. Despite the vast international dialogue, there is a key component that seems to have been forgotten-the environment within which the prisoner or detainee resides is immersed with coercive and manipulative activity and interrogation on a regular basis. This environment may impede the ability for the POW or detainee to make an autonomous decision and then leads to the refusal of life-saving, medical intervention on the basis of a decision that is markedly coerced or manipulated. It is therefore noted that a different lens must be used to analyze hunger strike situations for this specific population.

Why sift through national preview magazines for a few uneducated paragraphs on your favorite team? Here is over 120 pages of premium Eagles content independently produced by the reporters, writers, and bloggers who cover the team every day. Topics include: * What can we expect from Sam Bradford? * Analysis of the Eagles new-look secondary * Play breakdowns that show why and how Chip wanted to replace LeSean McCoy * A NASA veteran shows you how Sports Science helps the Eagles * Taking stock of Jeff Lurie''s coaching decisions * Full offseason breakdown of all the free agent moves and draft picks * An exclusive insider-y profile of Chip Kelly * The Dumpster Fire NFC East division breakdown * A special look at the Eagles'' elite special teams * Exploration of the NFL''s referee conundrum * Time machine back to the horrible post-Super Bowl 2005 meltdown

Jamais auparavant dans l''histoire nous n''avons eu autant de pouvoir au bout de nos doigts. Internet, et plus globalement les nouvelles technologies, a renversé l''ordre du monde : une poignée de citoyens peut se mesurer à un Etat, le temps et l''espace sont abolis, les identités se brouillent entre réel et virtuel, notre vulnérabilité s''accroît. Depuis la diplomatie jusqu''à l''aide humanitaire en passant par la lutte contre le terrorisme, les révolutions citoyennes, les dangers du piratage et la préservation de la vie privée, Eric Schmidt et Jared Cohen décrivent ce monde nouveau, aussi fascinant qu''inquiétant, dans lequel nous entrons à peine, sans oublier leurs rencontres avec Henry Kissinger ou encore Julian Assange, leurs visites de terrain entre l''Irak en guerre (où ils se sont rencontrés), la Corée du Nord et la Silicon Valley. De cet ouvrage magistral ressort une ode résolument optimiste à la modernité qui, et c''est sa grande force, n''ignore pas sa face sombre. Un portrait passionnant du monde de demain décrit par deux des visionnaires les plus renommés d''Internet.

WikiLeaks en de Arabische Lente waren nog maar het begin: meer en meer zullen technologische ontwikkelingen de motor zijn achter veranderingen in maatschappij, politiek en bedrijfsleven. We krijgen als burger en klant meer invloed op overheid en industrie, maar onze privégegevens kunnen ook makkelijker misbruikt worden. De kansen om ons te ontwikkelen nemen toe, maar ook terroristen hebben het makkelijker dan ooit. Onze westerse rijkdom groeit, maar we zullen ook meer concurrentie krijgen van Azië en Afrika. De digitale lente is een visionair boek voor beleidsmakers, ondernemers en betrokken burgers, over de voordelen én de gevaren van een wereld waarin iedereen altijd met elkaar verbonden is.

Eric Schmidt, um dos nomes mais notáveis do Vale do Silício, está entre os responsáveis pela transformação do Google de uma modesta start-up em um verdadeiro gigante. Diretor do Google Ideas, Jared Cohen tem profundos conhecimentos de relações internacionais e trabalhou como assessor para o Departamento de Estado do governo norte-americano nas gestões de Condoleezza Rice e Hillary Clinton. Schmidt e Cohen combinaram seus conhecimentos para analisar algumas das questões mais relevantes sobre o futuro da sociedade. Quem será mais poderoso, os cidadãos ou o Estado? Os avanços tecnológicos facilitam ou dificultam o combate ao terrorismo? Será que a privacidade irá se tornar um luxo para poucos na nova era digital? Com clareza e conhecimento de causa, os autores anteveem a maior revolução da tecnologia da informação na história da humanidade.“Todos os dias, as inovações tecnológicas dão às pessoas novas oportunidades para moldar seus próprios destinos. Neste livro fascinante, Schmidt e Cohen aproveitam suas experiências únicas para nos mostrar um futuro mais igualitário com um verdadeiro senso de comunidade — se fizermos as escolhas certas hoje.”BILL CLINTON, ex-presidente dos Estados Unidos“Um guia brilhante para o próximo século.”ichard Branson, fundador do grupo Virgin“Schmidt e Cohen acertam em cheio ao apontar os efeitos perturbadores de novos meios de comunicação como a internet, tanto para libertar quanto para desestabilizar, dependendo do ponto de vista.”Financial Times

''This is the most important - and fascinating - book yet written about how the digital age will affect our world'' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs From two leading thinkers, the widely anticipated book that describes a new, hugely connected world of the future, full of challenges and benefits which are ours to meet and harness. The New Digital Age is the product of an unparalleled collaboration: full of the brilliant insights of one of Silicon Valley''s great innovators - what Bill Gates was to Microsoft and Steve Jobs was to Apple, Schmidt (along with Larry Page and Sergey Brin) was to Google - and the Director of Google Ideas, Jared Cohen, formerly an advisor to both Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton. Never before has the future been so vividly and transparently imagined. From technologies that will change lives (information systems that greatly increase productivity, safety and our quality of life, thought-controlled motion technology that can revolutionise medical procedures, and near-perfect translation technology that allows us to have more diversified interactions) to our most important future considerations (curating our online identity and fighting those who would do harm with it) to the widespread political change that will transform the globe (through transformations in conflict, increasingly active and global citizenries, a new wave of cyber-terrorism and states operating simultaneously in the physical and virtual realms) to the ever present threats to our privacy and security, Schmidt and Cohen outline in great detail and scope all the promise and peril awaiting us in the coming decades. A breakthrough book - pragmatic, inspirational and totally fascinating. Whether a government, a business or an individual, we must understand technology if we want to understand the future. ''A brilliant guidebook for the next century . . . Schmidt and Cohen offer a dazzling glimpse into how the new digital revolution is changing our lives'' Richard Branson

Welche Konsequenzen wird es haben, wenn in Zukunft die überwiegende Mehrheit der Weltbevölkerung online ist? Wenn Informationstechnologien so allgegenwärtig sind wie Elektrizität? Was bedeutet das für die Politik, die Wirtschaft - und für uns selbst? Diese Fragen beantwortet ein außergewöhnliches Autorenduo: Eric Schmidt, der Mann, der Google zu einem Weltunternehmen gemacht hat, und Jared Cohen, ehemaliger Berater von Hillary Clinton und Condoleeza Rice und jetzt Chef von Googles Denkfabrik. In diesem aufregenden Buch führen sie uns die Chancen und Gefahren jener eng vernetzten Welt vor Augen, die die meisten von uns noch erleben werden. Es ist die sehr konkrete Vision einer Zukunft, die bereits begonnen hat. Und ein engagiertes Plädoyer dafür, sie jetzt zu gestalten - weil Technologie der leitenden Hand des Menschen bedarf, um Positives zu bewirken.

Il presidente esecutivo di Google Eric Schmidt e il direttore di Google Ideas Jared Cohen condividono la loro visione e il loro pensiero su alcune delle questioni più calde del futuro tecnologico globale. Chi avrà più potere domani, i cittadini o lo Stato? La tecnologia faciliterà il terrorismo o lo ostacolerà? Qual è la relazione tra privacy e sicurezza, e a quanta riservatezza dovremo rinunciare per essere parte della nuova era? In che modo cambiano la guerra, la diplomazia, la rivoluzione e l''economia quando tutti sono connessi? Pragmatico e a un tempo fonte di ispirazione, il libro delinea con precisione le promesse e i pericoli che ci attendono nei prossimi decenni ed è una lettura imprescindibile per capire dove sta andando il mondo e come cambierà la vita delle persone, delle imprese e degli Stati.

Have you watched Jeopardy and thought, ''I can do that''?Over 100,000 potential contestants take the Jeopardy test every year, with only a few lucky enough to make it to the show. For that, they earn the right to risk humiliation in front of a nationwide audience of millions on America''s Favorite Quiz Show.In this first-person account, Jeopardy champion Jared Cohen guides you through a vividly detailed step-by-step re-creation of exactly how he came face to face with Alex Trebek before walking away a two-day champion with a big check and even bigger stories.The book explicitly details the path to becoming a contestant - beginning with the online contestant test, through the in-person audition, and ultimately the show itself - providing any Jeopardy fan with the ultimate how-to guide.

Verslag door een Amerikaanse student met joodse achtergrond van zijn reis door Iran, Libanon, Syrië en Irak en zijn ontmoetingen met moslimjongeren.

Defying foreign government orders and interviewing terrorists face to face, a young American tours hostile lands to learn about Middle Eastern youth, and uncovers a subculture that defies every stereotype. In 2004, Jared Cohen embarked on the first of a series of incredible journeys to the Middle East in an effort to understand the spread of radical Islamist violence among Muslim youth. The result is Children of Jihad, a portrait of paradox that probes much deeper than any journalist or pundit ever could. Chosen as one of Kirkus Review''s Best Books of 2007, Cohen''s account begins in Lebanon, where he interviews Hezbollah members at, of all places, a McDonald''s. In Iran, he defies government threats and sneaks into underground parties, where bootleg liquor, Western music, and the Internet are all easy to access. His risky itinerary also takes him to a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, borderlands in Syria, the insurgency hotbed of Mosul, and other front-line locales. At each turn, he observes a culture at an uncanny crossroads. Gripping and daring, Children of Jihad shows us the future through the eyes of those who are shaping it.

One Hundred Days of Silence is an important investigation into the 1994 Rwandan genocide and American foreign policy. During one hundred days of spring, eight-hundred thousand Rwandan Tutsis and sympathetic Hutus were slaughtered in one of the most atrocious events of the twentieth century. Drawing on declassified documents and testimony of policy makers, Jared Cohen critically reconstructs the historical account of tacit policy that led to nonintervention. His analysis examines the questions of what the United States knew about the genocide and how the world''s most powerful nation turned a blind eye. The study reveals the ease at which an administration can not only fail to intervene but also silence discussion of the crisis. The book argues that despite the extent of the genocide the American government was not motivated to act due to a lack of economic interest. With precision and passion, One Hundred Days of Silence frames the debate surrounding this controversial history.

Cohen captures the origins of the rebirth of abstract mathematics in the intellectual quest to rise above common existence and touch the mind of the deity.