STRATEGIC ANALYSIS

The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat by Vali Nasr

Yaqoob-ul Hassan is a Research Analyst at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.
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  • May 2014
    Volume: 
    38
    Issue: 
    3
    Book Review

    The Dispensable Nation provides a useful critique of the Obama administration. The author, Vali Nasr, analyses Obama’s foreign policy, especially his approach towards regions afflicted by crises, from the volatile Arab region to the badlands of South Asia. The book sheds light on the tussle between the State Department and the White House which impacts the making as well as the implementation of US foreign policy.

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