A new book, Survival: Democracy's Struggle To Survive, brings together leading experts and bestselling authors to examine Russia's threats and influence on U.S. elections, arguing that the stakes for Western democracy have never been higher. The ebook version is being offered at no charge on Amazon on November 1st and 2nd, just days before the November 3rd midterm elections, a timing that underscores the authors' urgency in reaching voters.
The book's contributors include Craig Unger, Charlie Sykes, Elizabeth Graham, David Andelman, Steve Beschloss, Dr. Bandy Lee, Dr. Sanford Mayer, George Polisner, and Mersault. Their collective work presents what they describe as a solid case for Trump's betrayal, examining evidence of his relationship with Vladimir Putin and warning that Western democratic civilization may be drifting toward another world war. The free ebook is available through the author's Amazon store page, where readers can also find Elizabeth Graham's companion book, From Democracy to Democrazy.
The release comes amid escalating concerns about Russian hybrid warfare. On September 18th, French President Emmanuel Macron convened political leaders at the Elysee Palace for a rare classified briefing on Russia's expanding campaign against Europe, warning that Kremlin tactics had moved beyond disinformation and cyber espionage to sabotaging drone operations and potentially deadly attacks on critical infrastructure. On October 27th, journalist Julie Roginsky reported on Substack that a Russian military satellite had quietly stalked an American spacecraft in low Earth orbit earlier in the month, a controlled rendezvous without the other operator's consent that she described as the first known encounter of its kind.
The book also raises pointed questions about the consequences of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. It asks when France or the United States should regard Russia's attacks as an act of war, and how consequential the November 3rd vote is to Russia's continued attacks on democracy. These questions are framed against a backdrop of what the authors call Trump's long cultivation by Putin, citing every foreign intervention by the Trump administration as involving Russia or a Russian ally—Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, China, Syria, and Libya—actions that they say have cost U.S. taxpayers billions while benefiting Russia.
The authors further point to a pattern of deception, noting that The Washington Post Fact Checker cataloged 30,573 false or misleading claims during Donald Trump's first term, with his second term reportedly worse. They also cite his criminal convictions, including fraud, 34 felony counts, and sexual assault, as well as his repeated mentions in the Epstein Files and an active congressional report on his alleged ties to Epstein's crimes. A case study from Michael Sellers' Substack describes how a former ExxonMobil engineer resigned from a $25 billion Alaska LNG project after discovering that the supposedly American venture was being financed and managed by Russia.
With its free distribution timed to the midterms, Survival aims to serve as an indispensable road map to the challenges facing democracy, urging voters to cast their ballots thoughtfully and with full awareness of the changing global political climate.
