| ID | 134231 |
| Title Proper | National insecurity |
| Other Title Information | can Obama’s foreign policy be saved? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rothkopf, David |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A top diplomat from one of America's most dependable Middle Eastern allies said to me in July of this year, "but you no longer know how to act like one."
He was reflecting on America's position in the world almost halfway into President Barack Obama's second term. Fresh in his mind was the extraordinary string of errors (schizophrenic Egypt policy, bipolar Syria policy), missteps (zero Libya post-intervention strategy, alienation of allies in the Middle East and elsewhere), scandals (spying on Americans, spying on friends), halfway measures (pinprick sanctions against Russia, lecture series to Central Americans on the border crisis), unfulfilled promises (Cairo speech, pivot to Asia), and outright policy failures (the double-down then get-out approach in Afghanistan, the shortsighted Iraq exit strategy). |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy Vol. No.208; Sep-Oct.2014: p.44-51 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Policy 2014-10 |
| Standard Number | National Security |