Introduction -- The main tenets of the Obama Doctrine -- The Obama Doctrine and international relations theory -- The Obama Doctrine and rival traditions of American diplomacy -- The Obama Doctrine's reset with Russia and Europe -- The Obama Doctrine meets the Middle East and Afghanistan -- The Obama Doctrine's Asian pivot -- Conclusion
Summary
Political scientist Robert G. Kaufman argues that Barack Obama has articulated a clear, consistent national security policy and has pursued it with remarkable fidelity. Yet Kaufman contends that President Obama has imprudently abandoned the muscular internationalism that has marked US foreign policy since the end of World War II
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-277) and index
