02415cam a22003255a 4500 17878531 20151017134053.0 130906t20122012nyu frb 001 0deng d 1137278390 9781137278395 DLC eng DLC EG-ScBUE n-us--- aw----- 327.73056 22 GER Gerges, Fawaz A., 1958- 15527 Obama and the Middle East : the end of America's moment ? / Fawaz A. Gerges. New York : PALGRAVE MACMILLAN / St. Martin's Press LLC, c.2012. viii, 292 p. ; 23 cm. Index : p. 285-292. Bibliography : p. 249-284. "During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised to distance the United States from the neoconservative foreign policy legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush, and usher in a new era of a global, interconnected world. More than two years have passed since his inauguration, and the reality of President Obama's approach is in stark contrast to the ebullient and optimistic image that he originally built up. In fact, Obama is not committed to redefining U.S. foreign policy in a transformational way, but to calibrating and correcting the Bush policies, and reclaiming the neorealist approach that defined America's foreign policy since WWII. Taking stock of Obama's first year in the White House, this book places his engagement in the Middle East within the broader context of U.S. foreign policy since 9/11 and examines key areas that have posed a challenge to his administration. Middle East expert Fawaz Gerges highlights the administration's widening credibility gap and lack of resolve and political will to directly confront policy challenges head-on, and offer essential strategic recommendations for advancing U.S. relations with the Muslim world"-- Obama, Barack Political and social views. BUEsh United States Foreign relations Middle East Middle East Foreign relations United States BUEsh United States Foreign relations Middle East. BUEsh Middle East Foreign relations United States. BUEsh United States Foreign relations 2009- BUEsh 12732 United States Foreign relations 2001-2009. BUEsh BUSBOL September2015 October2015 ddc 327.73056 GER 20806 20778 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2015-09-01 Purchase 120.00 23317 3 94 327.73056 GER 000030904 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2022-02-22 150.00 BB