Weekend reads

Weekend Reads August 19, 2017 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](mailto:bfranko@nationalinterest.org?subject=Interview%20Request). The Scotsmen Who Invented Modernity by Jacob Heilbrunn Rasmussen scrutinizes not only Hume and Smith’s personal relationship, but also the indispensable part that they played in shaping the Scottish Enlightenment. [Read it here](. Charlottesville: Trump's Self-Inflicted Wound by Daniel McCarthy Trump has many advisors who understand at least part of what must be said. He just has to listen to them. [Read it here](. Are Russia and China Preparing for War? by Eugene K. Chow The frozen tundra along Russia’s far-eastern border with China is becoming a hot zone as both nations deploy nuclear-capable missiles to the area. [Read it here](. America: China Doesn't Care about Your Rules-Based Order by Koh Swee Lean Collin The “new Asian security concept” gives Beijing self-conjured legitimacy to rule every extra-regional involvement as “meddling” and therefore, justified for tough counteraction. [Read it here](. The U.S. Navy Has given Us a Glimpse of How It Will Fight High-Tech Wars by Sandra Erwin Have robots reached the point where they can be trusted to help protect ships, spy on enemy submarines and ward off aerial missile attacks? [Read it here](. Want more TNI? Subscribe to our magazine! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:editor@nationalinterest.org) Copyright © 2017 Center for the National Interest, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in for our daily newsletter or registered at an event. Our mailing address is: Center for the National Interest 1025 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC Suite 1200Washington, D.C., DC 20036 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( Want to subscribe to our mailing list? [Click here](.