A brilliant analysis of diplomacy
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2024 | Rating: 5/5 | Best Sellers in Audible Books & Originals
bob woodward has incredible sources both democrats and republicans through his multiple books on politics going back to all the presidents men  written with carl bernstein he has  pursued the inside story of presidents in action under the most insistent pressures of their jobs in this case his subject is the ukraine and israeli conflicts as seen through the eyes of the american national security and diplomatic teams under president biden in dealing with putin in the ukraine story and netanyahu in israel woodward captures the full sweep of bidens delicate handling of supporting ukraine and israel while keeping american military troops in background roles so that they are not directly putting their boots on the ground of these bitter struggles that threaten to erupt into world war iii in addition to biden the book offers succinct but insightful studies of putin netanyahu and former president trump along with american understudies like jake sullivan or secretary of state blinken who are the real heroes of the book as they deal with the overhanging threat of nuclear warfare among the major powers in the world