Shadow State

Read during the midst of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Shadow State seems rather prescient. A tour through Russia's influence upon Trump and the United States in particular, Shadow State is no doubt already in need of a re-issue with additional chapters. Much is given to Trump and the Steele dossier: both yesterday's news. More could have been said about the Kremlin's influence on the Brexit vote. Ukraine's Zelensky gets an all too brief mention; Harding could never have imagined the force with which Zelensky would enter the zeitgeist, nor the success Ukraine would have in holding Russia at bay.

There's much more for Harding to write in an updated edition. But this is a brilliant foundation and starting point if you'd like a good overview of just how we got here.