The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power

Must read for those who want to know about the crisis world is into.....

Great reading material.Took a long time to complete.

If you think the world is a scary place, then I don't recommend reading this. Lot's of behind-the-scenes info on the threats that we face in the world. Confirms a lot of W.'s stupidity, while laying out what we face as a country moving forward...

insigtful, interesting far exceeds Woodward's coverage of rvrnts in "W's" White ahouse.

Where is this world going ... ??? Reading "Inhertiance" by David Sanger is incredible experience. I suppose it is one of the best accounts about the global political, economical and security situation ever written. It is motivated by the drastic change in American policies expected with Obama presidency, by the dreadful facts about Iran nuclear program, Pakistan instability, North...more

Where is this world going ... ??? Reading "Inhertiance" by David Sanger is incredible experience. I suppose it is one of the best accounts about the global political, economical and security situation ever written. It is motivated by the drastic change in American policies expected with Obama presidency, by the dreadful facts about Iran nuclear program, Pakistan instability, North Korea convulsive attempts to drag world attention to them and their pigmy leader, terrorism and China's military programs. The part of the book is about Bush and his misjudgments, but ultimately this is the book about the world as it is at the beginning of 2009. It shows how important are threats that we even 3-4 years ago did not even think of - like that of cyber-terrorism, or the real ability to smuggle atomic weapons to any peaceful country.... I'm sure that we mere mortals do not even think or feel how fragile is the world. Lest we forget it - it will makes our daily steps a bit more careful and thoughtful....   hide

Eye opening reading.....this is a must for anyone interested in the world right now.

Excellent overview of foreign policy with the noticeable exception of a full discussion about Russia. Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and China are covered.

Good book to understand the challenges facing obama.