The inheritance the world Obama confronts and the challenges to American power

Summary: The chief Washington correspondent of the New York Times offers a riveting insider's account describing the national security crises that will confront America's next president from a nuclear Iran to the lock up of Chinese oil supplies in Africa.

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ISBN: 9780307451675 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 0307451674 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9780307451675 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 0307451674 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
Physical Description: electronic
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xxix, 498 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Harmony Books, c2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-486) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	pt. 1. Iran : the Mullahs' Manhattan Project. -- Decoding Project 111 -- Regime-change fantasies -- Ahmadinejad's monologue -- The Israel option -- pt. 2. Afghanistan : how the good war went bad. -- The Marshall plan that wasn't -- The other "mission accomplished" -- pt. 3. Pakistan : "how do you invade an ally?" -- Secrets of Chaklala Cantonment -- Crossing the line -- pt. 4. North Korea : the nuclear renegade that got away. -- Kim Jong-Il 8, Bush 0 -- Cheney's lost war -- "Everything is Appomattox -- pt. 5. China : new torch, old dragons. -- Generation Lenovo -- The puncture strategy -- pt. 6. The three vulnerabilities. -- Deterrence 2.0 -- The invisible attack -- Dark angel -- Epilogue : Obama's challenge.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. New York : Crown Publishing Group, 2009. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2901 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2772 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 771 KB).