Bending History - Barack Obama's Foreign Policy

Informationen zum Autor " Martin S. Indyk is vice president and director of Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution. Kenneth G. Lieberthal is director of the John L. Thornton China Center and senior fellow in Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development at Brookings. Both Indyk and Lieberthal were top foreign policy staffers for President Bill Clinton. Michael E. O'Hanlon is a senior fellow and the director of research in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, where he holds the Sydney Stein Jr. Chair." Klappentext By the time of Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th president of the US, he had already developed an ambitious foreign policy vision. By his own account, he sought to bend the arc of history toward greater justice, freedom, and peace. Bending History measures Obama not only against the record of his predecessors and the immediate challenges of the day, but also against his own soaring rhetoric and inspiring goals. Zusammenfassung By the time of Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th president of the United States! he had already developed an ambitious foreign policy vision. By his own account! he sought to bend the arc of history toward greater justice! freedom! and peace; within a year he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize! largely for that promise.

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• Authors: Hanlon, Martin S Indyk, Martin S. Indyk, Martin S./ Lieberthal Indyk, Indyk Martin S., Kenneth G Lieberthal, Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Lieberthal Kenneth G., Michael E O'Hanlon, Michael E. O'Hanlon, O'Hanlon Michael E.
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.2013
• EAN: 9780815724476
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-2447-6
• No. of pages: 342
• Series: Brookings FOCUS Books; Brookings FOCUS Book; Brookings FOCUS Books; Brookings FOCUS Book
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, International Relations, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government, Central government