JOHN DAVIS Assistant Professor and Director of International Security Studies Masters Program at Trinity Washington University, USA.

'A very timely focus on the reactions of President Obama's administration to multiple challenges, domestically and internationally. The chapters read like an interpretation of living history and are well documented and believable, particularly for the lay person unaware of the multiple details impacting President Obama's decision-making process. The book will appeal to both undergraduate and graduate students studying the American presidency, national government, introduction to Political Science, US foreign policy, and comparative politics. The text is timely and addresses the public's general curiosity about the motivations of President Barrack Obama in the areas of domestic and foreign policy.' Michael Frazier, Howard University

• PART I: ASSESSING PRESIDENT OBAMA IN THE DOMESTIC ARENA  Assessing Obama's Presidential Leadership and Style; L.Fisher  The Economic Stimulus, Health Care and Financial Reform: Exploring President Obama's Legislative Agenda; J.Davis   Barack Obama and Racial Politics; S.W.Austin  & D.Hunter   The Obama-Abraham Lincoln Comparison; W.Peterson  Obama and Presidential Power; M.S.Sheffer  PART II: ASSESSING PRESIDENT OBAMA IN THE FOREIGN POLICY ARENA  The United States and Europe in the Obama Years; D.Jervis   Obama and the Middle East; M.A.El-Khawas Assessing Obama's Efforts to Redefine the War on Terror; J.Davis   Assessing Obama's War in Afghanistan; J.Davis