The Obamians : the struggle inside the White House to redefine American power / James Mann.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A look I recognized" -- "I'm running out of demons" -- Democrats in exile -- The trout fishers -- The Obamians -- "Join us" -- "To track down, capture, or kill" -- CIA and the "Aw, shit!" campaign -- Afghanistan : flip of the COIN -- "It's not like this ghost in his head" -- The speeches : "Evil does exist" -- The Scowcroft Democrats -- No Roosevelt, no Churchill, no brandy -- "Iran, Iran, Iran, and Iran" -- The outsiders -- "Richard being Richard" -- Hillary Clinton's "miracle" speech -- "Now means yesterday" -- "We are all Democrats now" -- Libya : to fly -- New moon over Pakistan -- Unfinished business.

An analysis of the events, ideas, and conflicts that have defined the Obama administration's foreign policy explores the struggles to enact coherent and effective policies at a time of global turmoil.