As we near the end of President Barack Obama’s first term in office, it should be useful to provide a series of ongoing assessments of his administration’s foreign policy successes and failures, as well as significant foreign policy developments in other countries.

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In terms of assessing Obama’s successes and failures in foreign policy, which subjects do you consider to be the most important? How well has the Obama administration done in facing these challenges? Have other countries done better?

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