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Laddar... Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower (2007)av Zbigniew Brzezinski
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. This is a great current affairs book written by an expert in foreign policy. He is hard on all three presidents, but he is especially hard on President Bush II, saying he squandering whatever foreign political power we had left. His title, 2nd chance, is fitting for the last section of his book where he analyzes where we go from here and what the 2008 election means. Great book. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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A story of wasted opportunity and squandered prestige: a critique of the last three U.S. presidents' foreign policy. Distinguished commentator on foreign policy, former National Security Adviser Brzezinski, offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations' foreign policy. Though spanning less than two decades, these administrations cover a vitally important turning point in world history: the period in which the United States, having emerged from the Cold War with unprecedented power and prestige, managed to squander both in a remarkably short time. This is a tale of decline: from the competent but conventional thinking of the first Bush administration, to the well-intentioned self-indulgence of the Clinton administration, to the mortgaging of America's future by the "suicidal statecraft" of the second Bush administration. Brzezinski concludes with a chapter on how America can regain its lost prestige. This scholarly yet highly opinionated book is sure to be both controversial and influential.--From publisher description. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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tries to describe how each President handled the challenges as Leader of the worlds sole superpower.
The book started slowly for me, but had enough segments of interest to keep me engaged. If you're a big Bush 43 supporter, you're not likely to enjoy the book, since Brzezinski takes a dimmer view on his performance than on the others.
A surprise to me was a recognition of all the global changes and challenges faced by Bush Sr. While his term was short, I developed a heightened respect for his Presidency and for the number of international situations he dealt with.
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