金石堂作為美國政治史上，唯一一位曾出任過國務卿和中情局局長，同時也是川普執政時期，唯一一位在任四年的國安內閣成員，蓬佩奧曾參與推行對伊朗的制裁、避免北韓核武危機、表達政府對以色列無條件的支持態度，更不用提令美中關係堪稱是世紀大轉彎的改革──這些都讓蓬佩奧在近代美國政治史中濃墨重彩記上一筆。
本書紀錄蓬佩奧與各國領袖交涉時，許多風趣精彩的小故事，以及他對地緣政治的精闢分析，闡述了蓬佩奧本人如何幫助川普政府建立多項決斷，也寫下他如何面對政敵的死忠支持者和媒體，如何熬過兩次彈劾與多次調查，以及如何應對新冠肺炎疫情帶來的危機。
透過本書，讀者能了解這位如今依然活躍的前國務卿，其領導風格與人生故事，也能藉由他對局勢的觀察，一窺當今國際形勢是如何被塑造而成，而未來可能面對的難題和挑戰又是什麼。(文/博客來編譯)
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