The most important book yet written about the end of the Cold War.
- The New York Tmes Book Review
Among the finest expositions of modern American foreign policy… . An excellent book.
-Eugene V. Rostow, The Wall Street Journal
It was a pivotal administration in the history of American foreign policy–for during George Bush’s presidency a series of international events took place that had a profound impact on the course of America and on the future of world diplomacy.
In A World Transformed, Mr. Bush and his national security advisor, Brent Scowcroft, provide a fascinating account of a president and an administration faced with unprecedented obstacles and unrivaled opportunities as they forged a foreign policy at the end of the Cold War. Solidarity comes to power in Poland. East and West Germans dance on the wall that separated them for half a century. And on Christmas Day, 1991, the hammer-and-sickle flag descends from the Kremlin for the last time.
It is also a candid analysis of a new chapter in foreign affairs, when the United States led an international alliance to confront the threat presented by Saddam Hussein and presented a dynamic response to the Tiananmen crisis. Balanced and intelligent, A World Transformed offers a landmark treatise on American foreign policy and international diplomacy from two of its principal architects.
Reveals not only a wealth of detail about the main lines of foreign policy at the highest level during a most portentous period of our history, but also of the truly admirable characters of the men who made it.
- The Philadelphia Inquirer
In a strong new book, the ex-president recalls
dangerous days… . It should leave little doubt how lucky we were that we had such a seasoned hand on the tiller at a time when foreign policy really counted.
-Michael R. Beschloss, Newsweek