Obama's foreign policy legacy assessed

Record ID: 80063

  • Title: Obama's foreign policy legacy assessed
  • Date: 4th November 2016
  • Summary: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 15, 2016) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHAEL O'HANLON, A SENIOR FELLOW IN FOREIGN POLICY AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION THINK TANK, SAYING: "I do think he wanted to re-orient the emphasis in American foreign policy away from the Middle East, to some extent, and towards broader global issues, towards the rise of Asia, towards the challenges of climate change and, you know, gradually wean us away from some of these conflicts. But he wasn't a pacifist because he's also the one that tripled U.S. combat forces in Afghanistan and then carried out about 10 times as many drone strikes on his watch as President Bush had done and, of course, authorized the Bin Laden raid as well."
  • Embargoed: 19th November 2016 17:18
  • Keywords: Obama legacy Middle East Islamic State ISIS ISIL Syria Libya Iraq Iran Israel Palestinian Cuba China climate change
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  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA008571PD8N
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