The Obama Doctrine : a legacy of continuity in US foreign policy? / edited by Michelle Bentley and Jack Holland
Imprint
London : Routledge, 2017
Descript
vi, 239 pages ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Power and tradition: situating Obama's foreign policy: Ending "permanent war": security and economy under Obama ; Restraint and constraint: a cautious president in a time of limits ; Obama as modern Jeffersonian -- The language and culture of the War on Terror: Ending the unendable: the rhetorical legacy of the War on Terror ; War on Terror: Obama and the adaptive evolution of US counterterrorism ; Shifting binaries: the colonial legacy of Obama's War on Terror ; Identity, affective attachments, and US-Iranian nuclear politics -- Obama's major challenges: Plus change? Reflecting on Obama's nuclear agenda and legacy ; The assassin in chief: Obama's drone legacy ; Hard choices in democracy promotion: Obama and Egypt ; US-Russia relations in Obama's second term: a damage limitation exercise ; US and China: Obama's cautious engagement ; Energy security under Obama: some hope, but not much change -- The Obama Doctrine: its place in history: For the record: (re)constructing Obama's foreign policy legacy