In the post-9/11 era, America's policy-makers have increasingly prioritised the pursuit of power, both military and economic, above all else - human rights, democracy, even security. Drawing on examples ranging from expanding drone assassination programmes to the civil war in Syria and the continued violence in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Israel and Palestine, philosopher, political commentator and activist Noam Chomsky here offers unexpected and nuanced...

Britain swapped the small island of Heligoland in the North Sea, for Zanzibar in 1890, sparking a public controversy. This story of intrigue, high adventure and national ambition highlights the evolving shape and identity of the British Isles.

For two years Belgian film-maker Lode Desmet followed Guy Verhofstadt, the Brexit co-ordinator for the European Parliament, and his Brexit Steering Group, as they helped develop and prepare a strategy for negotiating with the British. Shown on BBC Four as 'Brexit: Behind Closed Doors', the series provided insight into what actually happened in the corridors of power in the EU. This book includes a large amount of additional material that wasn't seen,...