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. NATO’s ‘Obama problem’ 361 December 13, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Politico-Brussels Edition (Belgium) on 10 December 2015 by Rosemary Richter (link to originallink to original) Translated from 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 ObamaBelgiumcontainmentDeterrenceIslamic StateNATORussiaVladimir Putin Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Canada: Canada’s Economy Is Defying Donald Trump. The Numbers Prove It September 3, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Australia: Australia Appears Confused about Its Place in the Global World Order September 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Austria: Trump Is Holding the Iranian People Responsible for His Failure September 6, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 South Africa: How SA and Canada Are Looking Beyond the US September 4, 2026. Published in Business Day 0 Canada: It’s Not Worth a Trade War To Save Ontario’s Foreign-Owned Car Plants September 3, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Topics South Africa: Why the 2026 Yen Intervention Matters for Gold, Bitcoin and the Dollar September 9, 2026. Published in Business Day 0 South Africa: Kevin Warsh’s Quiet Fed in a Face-Off with Bessent’s Treasury September 9, 2026. Published in Daily Maverick 0 Australia: As the Iran War Flares, Donald Trump Looks for an Exit To Ease Mounting Political Pain September 8, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: Why Donald Trump’s Trolling of Canada Is the Same Old Playbook of a Businessman Flop September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: Ignore Donald Trump’s Trolling, What He Does Next Should Concern Us September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: A Dumb and Dumber Trade War September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 United States of America: Post-Constitutionalism September 8, 2026. Published in La Cronica de HoyThe Constitution was the last nail in the coffin of feudalism, and it was the bourgeoisie who wielded the hammer. 0 India: Sanctions, Strikes, Stalemate: Trump Tightens the Noose, Iran Refuses To Blink September 7, 2026. Published in FirstpostUnless Trump is persuaded to return to the negotiating table, this cycle of violence is bound to persist. 0 Related Articles Germany: Even the Forever Young Former President Is 80 Now August 24, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche ZeitungObama is the only one of the group of former presidents who is not yet 80. Saudi Arabia: Will Trump Conclude a Deal like Obama’s? May 26, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe Trump administration and the Tehran regime are both cornered and in need of some agreement. Germany: Would a Trump Deal Be Better Than the Obama Deal?* April 19, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Israel: West’s Responsibility, Donald Trump’s Credibility January 22, 2026. Published in Israel HayomDonald Trump has grandiose and sometimes extravagant plans to resolve conflicts across continents, but in reality he always struggles to implement them. Kenya: PR Power Play: The Zohran Mamdani Masterclass November 20, 2025. Published in NationIt's the same quality that once defined Barack Obama's presidential election campaigns: controlled tone, steady message, and moral clarity. Previous articleThe US, Russia, IS and the New Irrational WorldNext articleAmerica’s Rear Position in the Middle East LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment