Now that Obama appears to have a brief respite from his domestic problems, this might be an opportune moment for him to set out America’s foreign-policy priorities and explain how the US plans to pursue them. Is the pivot to Asia sustainable?
现在，奥巴马似乎面对国内问题时有了短暂的喘息机会，这也许是他确定美国外交政策重点并明确美国执行计划的绝佳时刻。亚洲支点究竟是否可行？美国在中东的目标是什么？美国是否想要扮演恃强凌弱的非政府组织，喋喋不休地指责朋友和批评者他们为什么不更像美国？美国在俄国那里究竟想得到什么？为了解决共同关注的问题，美国能否和这个难以相处的非民主国家合作？