Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil by Michael C. Rupert. 2004, New Society Publishers. ISBN-10: 0865715408
Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid. 2009, Penguin. ISBN-10: 014311557X
Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror by Michael Scheuer. 2007, Potomac Books Inc. ISBN-10: 1597971596
The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World by John Perkins. 2008, Plume. ISBN-10: 0452289572