No. 188: The Legacy of Obama’s Foreign Policy

Author(s): Christian Nünlist
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 188
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Place: Zurich

Barack Obama’s foreign policy has been marked by two main principles: First of all, military reticence and improved burden-sharing with allies and partners; secondly, the offer of dialog for enemies such as Cuba or Iran. The strategic focus has shifted from Europe to the Middle East to Asia. However, from 2011 onwards, the Arab Winter and the crisis in Ukraine impeded the realization of Obama’s “grand strategy”.

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