Columbia Global Reports

Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink by Jeffrey Wasserstrom On the frontlines of the battle for democracy in China. “In this well-organized, strikingly relevant work, the author provides a penetrating review of the situation through on-the-ground reporting and interviews with protest leaders like Joshua Wong and Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong…. A passionate, important study of the current affairs of a volatile region.” —Kirkus ★ starred review more

State of War: MS-13 and El Salvador’s World of Violence by William Wheeler The story of MS-13 and its American roots. "Gripping, electrifying study of the brutal Salvadoran gang culture.... Wheeler has shown us the bloody consequences borne by real people—and given us a powerful, unforgettable book." —Mark Danner more

The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project by Krithika Varagur Everyone talks about "Saudi money," but no one really knows what it is. Journalist Krithika Varagur, a longtime chronicler of religion and politics, tells the story of Saudi influence as it has never been told before, in a book reported across the breadth of the Muslim world, from Nigeria to Indonesia to Kosovo. The Call connects the dots on Saudi Arabia's campaign to propagate its...more