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Author Clark, Claudia, 1973- author.

Title Dear Barack : the extraordinary partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel / Claudia Clark.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Disruption Books, [2021]
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Location Call No. Status
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  920 CLARK    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  327.73043 CLARK    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  973.932 CLARK    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-301) and index.
Contents Introduction -- "The arc of our lives" -- "I take responsibility" -- "Wild speculations" -- "Sea change" -- "We have no time to lose!" -- "Dear Barack" -- "We have history to make" -- "Friends spying on each other is not acceptable" -- "A few difficulties yet to overcome" -- "When free people stand united" -- "There's never a bad day for a beer" -- "On the right side of history" -- "Democracy lives off change" -- Conclusion: "We can't hide behind a wall" -- Afterword: "I offer a close cooperation".
Summary One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped the twenty-first century. Today, we know US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as two of the world's most influential leaders, together at the center of some of the biggest controversies and most impressive advancements of our time. But while their friendship has been the subject of both scrutiny and admiration, few know the full story. Taking office at the height of the 2008 global recession, Obama was keenly aware of the fractured relationship between the US and Europe. And for her part, Merkel was suspicious of the charismatic newcomer who had captivated her country. Faced with the challenges of globalization, the two often clashed over policy, but--as the first Black president and first female chancellor--they shared a belief that democracy could uplift the world. United by this conviction, they would forge a complicated but inspiring partnership. Dear Barack is a thoroughly researched document of the parallel trajectories that led to Obama and Merkel meeting on the world stage and the trials, both personal and political, that they confronted in office. At times in the leaders' own words, the book details such events as Merkel's historic acceptance of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Russia's annexation of Crimea, and the 2013 NSA spying scandal, demonstrating the highs and lows of this extraordinary alliance. A story of camaraderie at a global scale, Dear Barack shows that it is possible for political adversaries to establish bonds of respect--and even friendship--in the service of the free world.
Subject Obama, Barack.
Merkel, Angela, 1954-
United States -- Relations -- Germany.
Germany -- Relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 2009-2017.
Germany -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
ISBN 9781633310575
1633310574
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