Foreign Policy in the real world: the Obama years
Journal Title: Conjuntura Austral: journal of the Global South - Year 2020, Vol 11, Issue 55
Abstract
This review essay examines three books written by senior former Obama administration members - Susan Rice, Samantha Power, and Ben Rhodes. It highlights how the authors manage to present many of the Obama administration's internal debates, as well as reveal the limitations of its foreign policy.
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Joseph Marques
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