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Name: A Problem from Hell
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Author: Samantha Power

In "A Problem from Hell," Samantha Power interrogates a century of American foreign policy, exploring why leaders who pledge "never again" often fail to mobilize the U.S. to halt genocide. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Washington’s top policymakers, thousands of newly declassified documents, and her own reporting from modern killing fields, Power reveals how ignorance, indifference, and a lack of imagination routinely undermine U.S. action in times of atrocity. The book presents a compelling, evidence-based narrative that traces the repeated obstacles to intervention and highlights courageous individuals who risked careers and lives in attempts to change course.

First publish date: February 19, 2002

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: Samantha Power

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