The World As It Is by Ben Rhodes
A Memoir of the Obama White House
A candid memoir by a former White House foreign policy adviser that recounts his experience shaping and defending the Obama administration’s diplomatic efforts — from the Iran nuclear deal and the Cuba thaw to interventions in Libya and the complex responses to Syria and Russia — offering behind-the-scenes accounts of policy debates, strategy, and presidential decision-making. It blends detailed storytelling of negotiations and crises with reflections on the challenges of diplomacy, the limits of power, and the consequences of choices made, while chronicling the team’s efforts to communicate American values and interests. The narrative also confronts the administration’s mistakes and the political currents that culminated in a populist backlash, arguing for the importance of principled, pragmatic engagement in a turbulent world.
The 17152nd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 2018
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 480
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
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(3.0)
- Alternate Titles
- None
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