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06/11/2015 07:06 GMT

06/11/2015 07:06 GMT: The Obama Doctrine

The Obama Doctrine

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How should we judge Obama's foreign policy?

As President Obama's time in the White House draws to a close, how should we judge his foreign policy?

When Obama first came to office there was a huge amount of global expectation riding on his foreign policy. He promised to heal the breach with the Islamic world, restore America’s good name, and fight fewer wars. But as his time in the White House draws to a close, how should we judge Obama’s record? 

Is the world a safer place now than when he took office? And behind all the policy making, is there an over-riding vision – what commentators have called “an Obama doctrine”? Join Owen Bennett-Jones and a panel of global experts, as they discuss President Obama’s foreign policy legacy and America’s place in the world today. 

(Photo: President Obama addresses US troops in Afghanistan, May 2014. Credit: Getty Images)

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