With less than two years left in President Barack Obama’s final term in office, the debate about his foreign policy legacy is now well underway in Washington. Early on in the Obama presidency, there was much talk about the so-called American “pivot” to Asia and whether it would come at the cost of the transatlantic partnership. Today, almost all observers agree that the United States will eventually reduce its involvement in Europe and – in the long run – spend an increasing amount of energy and resources on Asia. Yet, over the past few years, Europe has continued to take …read more
Why the US has not drifted away from Europe’s problems back
