Obama’s recalibration has accentuated the realist turn in American foreign policy, according to which the US is now willing to intervene only when its immediate interests are at stake. In other cases, America’s allies will have to demonstrate their commitment in order to receive conditional backing.
奥巴马的变策加强了美国外交政策的现实主义转向，据此，目前美国只有在感觉其利益直接受到威胁的情况下才会愿意干预。若非如此，美国的盟友就必须自力更生以争取有条件支持。