Administracja Baracka Obamy : ile przełomu, ile kontynuacji?

• Autorzy: Jadwiga Stachura

Warianty tytułu

Barack Obama's administration : a new beginning or business as usual?

• Języki publikacji: PL

Abstrakty

Objęciu urzędu prezydenta przez Baracka Obamę towarzyszyły powszechne w Stanach Zjednoczonych oczekiwania na przezwyciężenie kryzysu, który dotknął instytucje finansowe i gospodarkę tego kraju. Liczono także na poprawę, osłabionej za rządów George'a W. Busha, amerykańskiej pozycji na arenie międzynarodowej. W wielu krajach czekano na przewartościowania w amerykańskiej polityce zagranicznej. Klimat oczekiwania współtworzyła ubiegłoroczna kampania prezydencka, w której po stronie demokratów w prawyborach zaciekle rywalizowali: Hillary Clinton, senator z Nowego Jorku, żona byłego prezydenta, popierana przez większość "grubych ryb" Partii Demokratycznej, i początkowo mało znany, czarnoskóry senator z Illinois Barack Obama. Wśród wyborców dominowało krytyczne nastawienie do establishmentu waszyngtońskiego, a walka o prezydenturę toczyła się w atmosferze rozczarowania bezradnością administracji George'a W. Busha w obliczu narastającego kryzysu oraz porażkami w polityce zagranicznej. Na wynikach wyborów, w których B. Obama starł się z kandydatem republikanów, Johnem McCainem, senatorem z Arizony, w swej partii uważanym za outsidera, zaważyło pogłębianie się społecznych obaw na skutek pogarszania się sytuacji gospodarczej. (fragment tekstu)

EN

In the United States, the assumption of the presidency by Barack Obama was accompanied by widespread expectations that the economic crisis would be overcome, that US leadership on the international stage would be strengthened, and her decline in influence halted. The desire to see the US take action, which can be so clearly discerned in various regions of the world, has boosted the authority of the new administration as has the improving image of the US worldwide, in large part thanks to the president's popularity. Barack Obama's administration has promised radical changes in many areas of US foreign policy, but the scale and character of these changes is still difficult to evaluate. The formation and implementation of the new administration's foreign policy will be heavily influenced by the effects of the crisis in the USA and throughout the world which will restrict the White House's freedom of action, and the need for foreign policy continuity due to the global extent of American interests. The first decisions taken by President Obama indicate that his foreign policy shifts will include those elements for which his predecessor was most criticized - the manner in which foreign policy was carried out and the leadership style manifested. The new administration, to a greater degree than that of George W. Bush, is positively inclined towards diplomacy, multilateral operations, and cooperation with allies and partners, especially regional powers. Obama's government has approached Russia, Iran and the parties to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with fresh policy initiatives. We may assume that the foreign policy of the White House's new incumbent will be characterized by a high degree of "realism". In certain areas (Asia, and Europe to an extent) the Obama administration will continue - of course with some modifications - the pragmatic policies of the Bush government in its final stages. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Polityka międzynarodowa; Polityka zagraniczna; Polityka wewnętrzna; Polityka gospodarcza; Sytuacja gospodarcza; Sytuacja polityczna

EN

International politics; Foreign policy; Domestic policy; Economic policy; Economic situation; Political situation

• Czasopismo: Stosunki Międzynarodowe
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: 39
• Numer: nr 1/2
• Strony: 9--28

Twórcy

autor

Jadwiga Stachura

• Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczna w Białymstoku

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