“A far-sighted analysis of the world order, and an urgent warning of what the future may hold in store.”
—Peter Frankopan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silk Roads
Praise for Bluster:
“[A] damning verdict on a Trump administration that has shamed America while making us all less safe against the very real threat of terrorism.”
—David Frum, New York Times bestselling author of Trumpocracy
“Neumann is one of the world's top terrorism experts. Bluster is an excellent assessment of how American counterterrorism has changed under Trump, and perhaps more importantly, how it has not.”
—Daniel Byman, Professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and author of A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism
“In this important book, Neumann argues that Donald Trump has undermined counterterrorism efforts by conflating terrorism with immigration and emboldening the far right at home while torching the United States’ soft power around the world. A timely, persuasive, and utterly devastating critique of Trump’s role in America’s longest war.”
—Erica Chenoweth, Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights and International Affairs at Harvard University
“An impressively well-reasoned and well-documented critique of the rhetoric and reality of the Trump Administration's approach to counterterrorism at home and abroad. Trump vociferously rejected his predecessors, but much has remained the same—and what has changed has made Americans less safe.”
—Martha Crenshaw, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Emerita, Stanford University, and Professor of Government, Emerita, at Wesleyan University
“In this cool and careful analysis, Neumann explores the tangible difference that Trump's inflammatory and blustering rhetoric has made to American efforts to counter-terrorism.”
—Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London and author of The Future of War: A History
“This calm and accessible book from a noted academic gives a well-organized account of Trump's damaging approach. I warmly commend it for its structured and well-argued analysis.”
—Methodist Recorder
“Bluster is meticulously researched, concisely organized and easy to read—an admirable review of the Trump administration's counterterrorism strategy.”
—LSE Review of Books
