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Public Policy:
President Obama's foreign policy towards Russia has attracted huge concern among policymakers and the public in light of recent events in Ukraine. Russia's aggression has challenged the administration's foreign policy since it is in the process of gulping up the Ukraine one step at a time with very minimal cost and less risk. Obama's foreign policy towards Russia has been accused of enabling the gradual acquisition of Ukraine rather than hindering it. This article focuses on examining this policy and demonstrating why it is largely ineffective, especially in light of President Obama's plans to promote a policy for a globalized 21st Century. In addition to assessing the ineffectiveness of this foreign policy, the article also proposes some of the changes that could be made to promote and enhance its effectiveness.
Russia's aggression that has enabled the country to slowly acquire Ukraine is an issue that has generated huge global concern and contributed to critical assessment of U.S. foreign policy towards Russia. While the United States considered Russia as a partner because of the replacement of bitter...
The president's vision of Russia as a strategic partner has been disrupted by the annexation of Crimea by Russia and increase of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border (Gaouette, 2014).
The existing U.S. foreign policy towards Russia is enabling the gradual acquisition of Ukraine rather than preventing or hindering it. The ineffectiveness of this foreign policy is evident in the fact that it is likely to enable the shifting of power in Eastern Europe and will enhance the chances of a future big war. The current state of this foreign policy is fueled by the lack of understanding of Vladimir Putin, the United States adversary, by both President Obama and John Kerry, the Secretary of State. Since President Obama looks at Putin from his own perspective, the U.S. foreign policy is developed to counter Russia based on how President Obama thinks Russia should behave (Maroscher, 2014). However, Putin can be considered as a risk-averse leader who wants to develop Russia into a…
Works Cited:
Gaouette, Nicole. "Russia's Aggression Challenges Obama's Foreign Policy." Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P., 26 May 2014. Web. 07 June 2014. <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-26/russia-s-aggression-challenges-obama-s-foreign-policy.html>.
Maroscher, Gerhard. "VIEWPOINT: Our Foreign Policy toward Russia Is Ineffective." Circleville Today. Circleville Herald, 9 May 2014. Web. 07 June 2014. <http://www.circlevilletoday.com/comment/editorials/viewpoint-our-foreign-policy-toward-russia-is-ineffective/article_dd919e17-b2da-5755-9afb-4583f75fe8af.html>.
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