After years of “leading from behind,” and often not leading at all, President Barack Obama’s foreign policy is finally proving transformational. It’s not a pretty sight. In the most crucial regions, allies fear that they will have to fend for themselves. Russia is growing more aggressive and China more assertive. Tyranny and narcoterrorism grow unchallenged in Latin America. And militant Islam is in the ascendant across half the world as the Middle East spirals deeper into chaos and Iran reaches the cusp of nuclear weapons.
Many critics of Obama can’t seem to decide whether he is actually malevolent toward America or just “a floundering naïf who thinks ATMs aggravate unemployment,” as George Will put it. But Obama clearly thinks of himself as a profound strategic thinker acting in America’s best interests. So what is his strategy?
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