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Tom Stevenson is a contributing editor at the London Review of Books where he writes about energy, defence and international politics. He has reported from Ukraine, the Middle East and North Africa for the LRB, Times Literary Supplement, Financial Times and the BBC.
A fascinating read about Britain's dreams of empire and embarrassing deference to Washington -- Antony Loewenstein, author of <i>The Palestine Laboratory</i> This lacerating book lays bare everything from the sanguinary politics of the British defence establishment to the management of venal political proxies in the Middle East. -- Laleh Khalili, author of <i>Sinews of War and Trade</i> Stevenson writes vividly of the United States' relentless pursuit of international predominance and Britain's role as its loyal adjutant. An insight-laden exploration. -- Rajan Menon, author of <i>The Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention</i> Welcome ... evocative ... Reproduces a style of reportage, highly literary yet historically informed, that harkens back to a bygone era of journalism -- John-Baptiste Oduor * Jacobin * One of the London Review of Books' great essayists ... compelling. -- Richard G. Whitman * International Affairs *
