Description:Review"Fischer understands the realities of foreign policy and international politics. She has a political sense which enables her to connect domestic and world politics. I found it difficult to put down the book because of the unfolding story she narrates. She is a superb political analyst." Kenneth W. Thompson"About the AuthorBeth A. Fischer is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto and is coauthor of "The Constitution and American Foreign Policy."