| Description |
1 online resource (54 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Executive summary -- The Obama administration's public engagement strategy : an overview -- Public engagement and U.S. foreign policy -- Institutionalizing a "whole of government" engagement strategy -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Engagement is a pillar and guiding principle of President Barack Obama's foreign policy. At the beginning of Obama's presidency, the United States faced a global public widely angry at America and distrustful of its motives. An unpopular war in Iraq and a controversial war on terror threatened America's moral authority overseas and divided even America's allies. Barack Obama pledged to renew America's relationship with the world, working in concert with other nations to address shared global challenges. But while his efforts enjoyed early success, improving foreign public opinions of America and raising hopes globally, the administration struggled to deliver on its promises. It raised expectations that the administration could not fulfill in the short term and is scrambling to fulfill in the longer term. This paper assesses the administration's global public engagement strategy and its implementation to date. Though the administration's commitment to engagement has encompassed a range of efforts such as negotiating with adversaries as well as allies, working through multilateral institutions, and a stronger commitment to diplomacy, this paper focuses on just one key dimension of the president's broader engagement strategy, which the authors term strategic public engagement and define as efforts to engage, inform and persuade foreign publics to advance U.S. national interests |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 21, 2010) |
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"June 2010." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-54) |
| Notes |
Mode of access: Internet from Center for a New American Security web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required |
| Subject |
Diplomatic relations.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 2009-2017
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| Subject |
United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lynch, Marc, 1969-
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Center for a New American Security.
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