Dr. Rice provides a thoughtful diplomatic analysis of the last 40 years and details the design for a more peaceful and prosperous world. She draws upon her experience and explains the risk, uncertainty and drama of how states were divided and societies were transformed.

Dr. Rice was the 66th U.S. secretary of state and the first African-American woman to hold that office. She was also the first woman to serve as national security adviser and was the Soviet and East European affairs adviser during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.