Bending History: Barack Obama's Foreign Policy

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How well has President Barack Obama carried out his duties as commander in chief, top diplomat, and grand strategist Despite having won the election to a second White House term, he still has not been able to change the toxic climate of Washington. Economic difficulties dominated the early years of his presidency, but historys verdict on his presidency will likely hinge as much on foreign policy.

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"This is an extremely thoughtful and intelligent analysis of the Obama administration's foreign policy a model of serious research on contemporary foreign affairs. It is the best account of the Obama foreign policy that I have read." Fareed Zakaria, CNN, host of "Fareed Zakaria GPS"

"This is the single best assessment to date of the Obama administration's foreign policy. Although praising the policy as competent and pragmatic, the authors seek to explain why it has generally failed to live up to the visionary goals of the Obama 2008 presidential campaign. A must read to understand the foreign policy challenges that will face whoever is sworn in as President in January 2013." Stephen J. Hadley, former U.S. national security adviser

"A perceptive and incisive review of President Obama's foreign policy through the end of 2011, with the successes and failures clearly explained, explored, and exposed. The three authors bring to the volume deep and up-to-date expertise in the fields about which they write, sharing trenchant analysis and conclusions which readers will find new and interesting. An unusual 'group book' which hangs together and presents an integrated picture." Thomas R. Pickering, former U.S. under secretary of state for political affairs

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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.