Because of the position's constitutional authority as commander in chief, the president has a significant role in shaping the nation's foreign policy. While the foreign policy approaches of some presidents have been praised, others have been criticized for reasons such as weakness, lack of clarity, among other factors.
Many observers continue to debate how they would characterize the foreign policy of the current administration. How would you characterize or define the Obama Doctrine? This is a timely topic given the president's response to the Orlando shooting and ongoing concerns about Islamic State forces.
In your response, describe at least two major foreign policy decisions/actions made by the current administration. Are his decisions similar or different from past administrations (consider past foreign policy doctrines described in your text)? Compare the Obama foreign policy approach to at least one previous president. Finally, if you were president what would be your approach to US foreign policy?