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Second Chance

Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower

by Zbigniew Brzezinski
Dick Hill
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America's most distinguished commentator on foreign policy, former national security adviser Zbigniew 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.

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  • Release date

    May 15, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781400124596
      • File size: 191764 KB
      • Duration: 06:39:30

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      A career politician and student of foreign affairs offers an analysis of the last three American presidents' policies in the globalized world after the fall of the Soviet Union. The audiobook won't interest beginners to political science, but its fresh approach, articulate style, and meticulous research can't help but tease the brains of interested intellectuals. Dick Hill adds expression to his narration by giving strong emphasis to some syllables, words, and phrases while dropping others to inaudibility. Such a loud and soft technique can work for fiction, but the loss of important words in nonfiction creates a distracting annoyance. Hill should be commended for not attempting the author's Polish accent as it might have sacrificed even more words or created an inappropriate comedic effect. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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