US Foreign Policy under President Barack Obama and the Promotion of Multilateralism and the Rule of Law

Abstract Five years ago, in November 2008, Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th US president. Senator Obama’s campaign message had been ‘change’, ‘change we need’, and ‘change we should believe in’. In this post-Cold War era, the US is the only remaining superpower and the American president th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Africa Development / Afrique et Développement. - CODESRIA. - 38(2013), 1-2, Seite 171-190
1. Verfasser: Mangu, André Mbata B. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Africa Development / Afrique et Développement
Schlagworte:Political science Law Behavioral sciences
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