Lynne Rienner Publishers

Stay informed ahead of the 2026 US elections . . .

The Looting of US Healthcare: Profiteers in the Medical Sector

Cutting Government: The Right ... and the Wrong ... Way

Electoral Reform in the United States: Proposals for Combating Polarization and Extremism

The Transformation of the Republican Party

Above the Law?: The Evolution of Emergency Presidential Power

An absolutely beautiful gift or addition
to your personal library!

♦ Now available in a splendid deluxe special edition—
Featuring a sewn cloth binding, lapis endpapers, an
attached ribbon bookmark, and sprayed edges ♦

Nizar Kabbani’s poems have been described as “more powerful than all the Arab regimes put together” (Lebanese Daily Star). The London Times called him “the Arab world’s greatest love poet in modern times.” This beautiful new edition of Arabian Love Poems features the poems in Arabic, exquisitely penned by the author himself, alongside their English-language translations.

Essential books on RUSSIA . . .

How Russia Loses: Hubris and Miscalculation in Putin's Kremlin

Failed State: A Guide to Russia's Rupture

Russia and the West: Ideology, Economy, and Politics in the Post-Soviet Era

Putin's Rise: The Evolution of an Authoritarian Modernizer

The Russo-Ukrainian War: Follies of Empire

3rd edition coming in August!
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“A book that is relevant not only to teaching but to broader scholarship and research as well.” —Journal of Modern African Studies

“Will no doubt become the standard text for years to come: a sharply written, well-informed, and completely up-to-date book that should find a wide audience beyond the classroom, as well.” —Foreign Affairs

♦ A comprehensive, state-of-the-art introduction to contemporary African politics.

News & Notes

Congratulations to Alex Yeandle (London School of Economics) who won the 2026 LRP-African Politics Conference Group Best Dissertation Award! His work, "The Political Consequences of Africa’s Mobile Revolution," offers an assessment of how mobile technology shapes political behavior by transforming communication between urban and rural communities across sub-Saharan Africa.

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What motivates someone to commit espionage, terrorism, or disclose classified information? In a recent episode of Global Connections Television, William Costanza discussed this difficult question that is at the heart of his acclaimed book, Treason, Terrorism, and Betrayal: Why Individuals Cross the Line.

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