War by Bob Woodward

War

by Bob Woodward

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Two wars at once, in Ukraine and Gaza, and a White House trying to keep either from becoming a wider or nuclear conflict. Woodward reconstructs conversations involving Biden, Putin, Netanyahu and Zelensky, and you watch the 2024 presidential race run alongside them as a third front.

Core ideas
  • Deterrence as the job: Biden's national security team leans on intelligence-driven diplomacy to deter nuclear escalation and keep the conflicts from spreading.
  • Beyond Gaza: The Israel–Hamas war arrives with a confrontation with Hezbollah and wider tensions across the Middle East.
  • The third front: Trump's bid to return, Biden's withdrawal and Kamala Harris's nomination follow, with Harris weighing continuity with Biden against setting her own direction.
Published2024
Pages448
ISBN9781668052273
ReadOct 2024

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