The long-term effect of the Obama Doctrine will require more time to assess, but, as he approaches the November election, Obama appears to have an edge over his opponent in foreign policy. Obama has not bent the arc of history in the transformational way to which he aspired in his campaign four years ago, but his shift to a pragmatic approach may turn out to be a good thing, particularly if voters continue to have doubts about the economy.
奥巴马主义的长期影响需要更长时间才能评估，但是，随着11月大选的临近，奥巴马似乎在与其外交政策的反对者的斗争中占据了上风。奥巴马并没有将历史的方向掰向四年前的竞选活动中热切渴望的转型之路，但他转向实用主义方法也许是件好事，特别是在选民对经济仍充满怀疑的时候。