A Dragon Defanged

Democratic President Earl Eastwood seeks re-election against
the formidable Connecticut Governor Sophia Kallias, a
Republican moderate with winning appeal to the critical
independent vote. A unifi ed Third World infl uenced by China
offers him the global presidency at the United Nations, if he
loses the US race. Eastwoods dependency on China curdles
his loyalties. He needs Chinas endorsement for the UN job.
And Chinese foreign investment is the only viable source of
job growth in a badly recessed US economy. The Chinese
recruit the fi nancial wizardry of Swiss-based Nikos Rallis
to fashion a Swiss-Brazilian network of equity funds. The
network launders US investments of Chinese-owned
Brazilian companies. They covertly acquire control of
Canadian and US shale oil and gas stakes and their
pipeline conduits. The network then infi ltrates critical
US defense technology sources. Eastwood, a brilliant
political tactician and the fi rst African-American
president, must act forcefully as he learns of the
Chinese scheme. His rigid, West Point ethics
are challenged by ambition, and his complicated
romantic life.