-- Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, President of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Co-chair of the Iraq Study Group, described it as, "An impassioned, thought-provoking, and accessible brief from a highly esteemed journalist on how all of us - as individuals - can act to help better our country and world."
-- Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, said, "This is a book written by an indefatigable defender of democracy; a first-rate, prolific American journalist who knows the importance of trust, integrity and transparency; and who understands the difficult task of reconciling America’s national interests with those of many other countries that are our allies and our competitors as well as past—and possible future—adversaries.”
-- Amy Kaplan, author of The Anarchy of Empire in the Making of U.S. Culture, wrote, "Essential reading for anyone interested in healing America’s relation with the rest of the world in a post-Bush era. Cobban offers hard-hitting criticism and what’s more a refreshingly optimistic blueprint for how the United States can rejoin the global community to address the urgent problems shared by all the peoples of the world today."
-- Rami G. Khouri, Editor-at-large, The Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon, wrote, "Helena Cobban's ... realistic and compelling proposal for a world where nations engage for collective well-being should challenge leaders and citizens alike to act sensibly, instead of selfishly. I applaud her vision and commend her book to all those who wonder how the world can ever emerge from this moment of crisis and instead enter an era of hope and wholesomeness. This small, daring book is a grand affirmation of the power of the human spirit."
-- Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Editor and Publisher of The Nation, commented: "Informative and accessible, this book, by one of America's most insightful international journalists, is essential reading for all sane and concerned citizens who seek to reengage on enlightened and humane terms with an increasingly complex and interdependent world. The readable prose, combined with graphics, charts and resource materials, make this an ideal book to pass on to friends, family and colleagues who want a quick and smart guide to how the US can restore its political and moral position in the world!"