With the U.S. midterm elections set for Tuesday, November 3rd, a new book titled Survival: Democracy's Struggle To Survive is positioning itself as essential reading for voters concerned about foreign interference and the future of American democracy. Written by a team of bestselling authors and experts who have covered Donald Trump's decade in politics, the book examines Russia's threats and influence on U.S. elections and presents what it calls a solid case for Trump's betrayal.
The author list includes Craig Unger, Charlie Sykes, Elizabeth Graham, David Andelman, Steve Beschloss, Dr. Bandy Lee, Dr. Sanford Mayer, George Polisner, and Mersault. Their combined expertise lends credibility to the book's central argument that Russian hybrid warfare and disinformation—long used against France, other European countries, and the United States—have drastically increased during Trump's second term. The ebook version of Survival will be available at no charge on Amazon on November 1st and 2nd, along with E. Graham's book From Democracy to Democrazy, at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Elizabeth-Graham/author/B0CMY189NT.
The book's release comes amid escalating warnings from European leaders about Russia's aggressive tactics. On September 18th, French President Emmanuel Macron convened political leaders at the Elysee Palace for a rare, classified briefing on Russia's hybrid campaign against Europe. He warned that the Kremlin's tactics had expanded beyond disinformation and cyber espionage to sabotaging drone operations and potentially deadly attacks on critical infrastructure. On October 27th, Julie Roginsky wrote on Substack about "WWIII's New Front: Putin's War Could Go Nuclear – in Space," describing a Russian military satellite quietly hunting an American spacecraft in low Earth orbit—apparently the first known encounter of its kind.
These developments raise urgent questions: When should France or the United States regard Russia's attacks as an "act of war"? And how consequential is the U.S. midterm election to Russia's continued attacks on democracy? Survival aims to provide a road map to these challenges, examining Trump's relationship with Putin and the broader threat to Western democratic civilization. The book also highlights Trump's legal and ethical controversies, including the Washington Post Fact Checker's catalog of 30,573 false or misleading claims during his first term, his criminal convictions, and his extensive mentions in the Epstein Files.
Furthermore, the book delves into specific cases of Russian infiltration, such as the Polar Train LNG project in Alaska, where former ExxonMobil engineer Joel Riddle resigned after discovering that the supposedly American venture was being financed and managed by Russia. According to the book, this pattern extends to every foreign intervention by the Trump administration, which has involved Russia or a Russian ally—Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, China, Syria, Libya—costing U.S. taxpayers billions while benefiting Russia.
Craig Unger, a New York Times bestselling author and co-author of Survival, previously detailed in American Kompromat how Russians allegedly compromised Trump through promises of business and beautiful Russian women, concluding that Trump is a Russian asset. Survival builds on this research, offering a comprehensive examination of Russia's threats and Trump's influence on U.S. elections. With its free ebook promotion timed just before the midterms, the book's authors are explicitly urging voters to read it before casting their ballots, mindful of the changing global political climate.
