In foreign policy, Obama has begun his fourth quarter rally

This year has seen President Obama move from foreign policy difficulties such as the Ebola crisis and Islamic extremism in Iraq to a string of triumphs including a commitment to normalize relations with Cuba and a climate deal with China. Reviewing US foreign policy in 2014, Peter Trubowitz reminds us that Obama came into office committed to rebalancing America’s international and domestic accounts and that there is no sign that this commitment has changed. Obama’s political challenge now is to build on these strategic gains over the final two years of his presidency.