This analysis looks back at President Barack Obama’s foreign policy and contends that it has been marked by three pillars – 1) “military reticence” and greater burden-sharing on the part of allies and partners; 2) an emphasis on dialog with past enemies such as Cuba and Iran; and 3) a shifting of America’s focus away from Europe and towards the Middle East and Asia. Despite these preferences, however, from 2011 onwards the Arab Winter and the Ukraine crisis have prevented Obama from applying his preferred grand strategy. …read more
The Legacy of Obama’s Foreign Policy
