The Long Game
Derek Chollet, The Long Game: How Obama Defied Washington and Redefined America's Role in the World (PublicAffairs, 2016)
Summary: The most intellectually rigorous defense of the Obama administration's foreign policy, from Afghanistan and Iraq to Libya and Syria.
Key Quote: "Obama is like a foreign policy version of Warren Buffett, a proudly pragmatic value investor less concerned with appearances or the whims of the moment, focused instead on making solid investments with an eye to long-term success. The foreign policy debate, on the other hand, tends to be dominated by policy day traders, whose incentives are the opposite: achieving quick results, getting rewarded with instant judgments and what will make the biggest splash, and reacted to every blip in the market." - p. xviii
Bottom Line: Read this book if you want to understand foreign policymaking during President Obama's tenure (2009-17).
