Underground Empire

Arthur Ross Book Award, Council on Foreign Relations, Bronze Medal Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize Named a best book of the year by Foreign Affairs and Responsible Statecraft A deeply researched investigation that reveals how the United States is like a spider at the heart of an international web of surveillance and control, which it weaves in the form of globe-spanning networks such as fiber optic cables and obscure payment systems America’s security state first started to weaponize the