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"John Bolton served as National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump for 519 days. A seasoned public servant who had previously worked for Presidents Reagan, Bush #41, and Bush #43, Bolton brought to the administration thirty years of experience in international issues and a reputation for tough, blunt talk. In his memoir, he offers a substantive and factual account of his time in the room where it happened." --

Early days -- The Reagan revolution and the Bush 41 thermidor -- Cutting Gulliver loose : protecting American sovereignty in good deals and bad -- Following the yellow cake road on North Korea -- Leaving the driving to the EU : negotiations über alles with Iran -- Why do I want this job? -- Arriving at the UN : fear and loathing in New York -- Sisyphus in the twilight zone : fixing the broken institution, or trying to -- As good as it gets : the Security Council -- Electing the new secretary general : Ban Ki-moon is coming to town -- Security Council successes on North Korea -- Iran in the Security Council : the EU-3 find new ways to give in -- Darfur and the weakness of UN peacekeeping in Africa -- Israel and Lebanon : surrender as a matter of high principle at the UN -- Recessional -- Free at last : back to the firing line

Barack Obama has always been a comfort to European social democrats, given how similar their philosophies are, domestically and internationally. But in American terms, he is a radical president, and a failed one. A second term would be worse, as vividly evidenced in his famous 'off microphone' conversation with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Obama pleaded for 'space' before the US election, after which he would have more 'flexibility' towards Russia. Mitt Romney, by contrast, follows Reagan's vision, insisting on protecting our civilian population from the devastating impact of nuclear, chemical or biological attacks delivered via ballistic missiles. Adapted from the source document.

Critically examines A Plan for Action: A New Era of International Cooperation for a Changed World: 2009, 2010, and Beyond, calling it worrisome should it become the blueprint for the Obama administration's foreign policy as it undermines US sovereignty. Attention is given to the document's notion of "responsible sovereignty" & the idea that diplomacy & multilateralism are tools rather than ends in themselves. Adapted from the source document.