difficult wars, erosion of the nuclear non-proliferation regime by North Korea and Iran, and deterioration of the Middle East peace process. Obama’s dilemma was how to manage this difficult legacy while creating a new vision of how Americans should deal with the world.
奥巴马从前任接下的是如此困难的外交现实：一场全球性的经济危机，两场棘手的战争，朝鲜和伊朗队无核化进程的困扰以及越来越糟糕的中东和平进程。奥巴马的难题是怎样才能打开这么困难的现实，创造出一个美国与世界的全新关系。