Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Obama’s About-Face Blows a Hole in Soft Power’s Fantasy World 25 September 30, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in National Post (Canada) on 29 September 2014 by Kelly McParland (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack ObamaCanadahard powerIslamic Statesoft power Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Mexico: US Pushes for Submission June 3, 2025. Published in La Jornada'Mexico is a sovereign, independent country and it will not submit.' 0 Germany: Horror Show in Oval Office at Meeting of Merz and Trump June 7, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau[T]here is only one word to describe this first visit by the new German government leader with the U.S. president: depressing. In every respect. 0 Australia: The US’s Biggest Export? Trump’s MAGA Mindset June 2, 2025. Published in Sydney Morning Herald 0 Austria: Trump’s Peace Is Far Away June 4, 2025. Published in Der Standard[Trump's] patience regarding working toward an end to the war continues to wane. 0 Ireland: What Trump Is Doing to US Universities Is Not as Bad as the McCarthyite Witch Trials – It’s Worse June 2, 2025. Published in Irish Times 0 Topics Germany: Horror Show in Oval Office at Meeting of Merz and Trump June 7, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau[T]here is only one word to describe this first visit by the new German government leader with the U.S. president: depressing. In every respect. 0 Hong Kong: From Harvard to West Point — The Underlying Logic of Trump’s Regulation of University Education June 7, 2025. Published in TakungpaoNot only does [Trump] want to transform the Republican Party, he wants to use the opportunity of being in power to transform all of American society. 0 Spain: Trump to Students — ‘Don’t Come’ June 6, 2025. Published in El PaísSubmitting foreign students and researchers to this scrutiny opens the door to establishing dangerous ideological control. 0 Japan: Will the Pressure on Harvard University Affect Overseas Students? June 6, 2025. Published in Sankei Shimbun[T]his is an act of self-destruction that will damage ... a superpower that has brought together the world's best minds. 0 Mexico: From Star Wars to Golden Domes June 6, 2025. Published in El Heraldo de México 0 Germany: US Sanctions against the EU June 6, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung[R]efusing entry visas to 'censors' in Europe, aimed at social network regulators, amounts to sanctions against the EU. 0 Austria: Whether or Not the Tariffs Are Here to Stay, the Damage Has Already Been Done* June 6, 2025. Published in Die PresseIn the end, we are all going to feel the headwinds. 0 Germany: Trump’s Tariff Policy: ‘Dealmaker’ under Pressure June 5, 2025. Published in Frankfurter RundschauSo the world needs to brace itself for more confusion and unpredictability in U.S. trade policy. 0 Related Articles Mexico: From Star Wars to Golden Domes June 6, 2025. Published in El Heraldo de México Venezuela: Trump’s Foreign Policy June 2, 2025. Published in Analítica[A]cademics and intellectuals ... speak of a resurgence of the Monroe Doctrine [in] the American Mediterranean. Canada: It’s Tempting To Blame Trump for All the World’s Problems. Here’s Why We Shouldn’t May 30, 2025. Published in Toronto Star Canada: It Turns Out Trump’s Tariffs Were Illegal After All May 30, 2025. Published in National Post Hong Kong: Foreign Media Warn US Brand Reputation Veering toward ‘Collapse’ under Trump Policy Impact May 29, 2025. Published in Hong Kong China News AgencyAs Warren Buffett famously said, 'It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.' Previous articleBoots on Ground But on Wrong FeetNext articleLook Around, ISIS’s Acolytes Are Just Apprentices at Atrocity LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment