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Brent Scowcroft

America and the World: Conversations on the future of American foreign policy by Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, moderated by David Ignatius

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February 2009, no. 308
Hugh White reviews 'America and the World: Conversations on the future of American foreign policy' by Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, moderated by David Ignatius

It is easy to believe, in the glad confident morning of the new presidency, that not being George W. Bush will be enough: that to restore America’s place in the world, Barack Obama need only avoid the mistakes and repudiate the misdeeds of his discredited predecessor. If so, his task will be easy, and this book may help. But what if something more is needed?

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