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Analysis: Obama's World

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04/07/2016

Obama's World

BBC Radio 4 - Analysis, Obama's World

What has governed President Obama's foreign policy?

Nahal Toosi examines the international record of President Obama's eight years in office and tries to discern the governing principles behind his foreign policy.

Politico foreign correspondent Nahal Toosi examines the international record of President Obama's eight years in office and tries to discern the governing principles behind his foreign policy. The president sought to avoid costly overseas interventions - yet his critics allege that he has allowed rival powers like Russia and China to flex their muscles and threaten American interests. And he has been condemned for his signature foreign policy achievements, like rapprochements with Iran and Cuba. With interviews gathered in Europe, the Middle East and in Washington DC, Nahal examines the president's decisions to ask if there is such a thing as an "Obama Doctrine".
Producer: Lucy Proctor.

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