Despite his relative inexperience in international affairs, Obama showed a similar skill in reacting to a complex set of foreign-policy challenges. This was demonstrated by his appointments of experienced advisers, careful management of issues, and above all, keen contextual intelligence.
从这个方面说，尽管奥巴马在气候变化和核武器等问题上仍然高调，提出了转型目标；但在现实中，他的范式却令人想起较为谨慎的前任，如艾森豪威尔和老布什。尽管他在国际事务上相对缺乏经验，但奥巴马仍显露了类似的应对一系列复杂外交政策挑战的技巧。比如，他任命了经验丰富的顾问、处理问题小心翼翼，最重要的，他显露出高超的因势利导的智慧。