by White House
First published 2017
President Barack Obama steps before the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2014, carrying the weight of a world in crisis. Violent extremists spread terror across the Middle East. Russian forces threaten Ukraine's sovereignty. The Ebola virus ravages West Africa. Obama must rally an fractured international community to confront these mounting challenges. He calls out the brutal ideology of ISIL terrorists who twist Islam into a weapon of division. He demands collective action against Russian aggression. He warns that no nation can shield itself from global forces that both unite and endanger humanity. The speech reveals Obama's struggle to balance American leadership with multilateral cooperation. This collection includes his complete 2014 address alongside his 2013 UN speech and supplementary materials, capturing a president's attempt to forge unity amid global chaos.
Genres: history, political-science, non-fiction, 21st-century, current-affairs, academic
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: world-war-ii
Setting: Middle East, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations, West Africa
Period: 2014
92 pages · Paperback · Independently Published