Past Event
Liberal or Realist? Obama’s Foreign Policy Ideology and the U.S. Rebalance to Asia
Ideology has played a key role in leadership, including the present administration. Public policy scholar Brendon O’Connor argues that under Barack Obama, the White House has returned U.S. foreign policy to an ideological consensus that dates back to the 1930s, combining liberalism and realism. He will assess the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific and its policy toward China’s rise as well as Washington’s response to the ongoing crisis in Syria.
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Speaker
Brendon O'Connor
Former Public Policy Fellow;
Head of the Academic Program and Associate Professor in American Politics, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
Head of the Academic Program and Associate Professor in American Politics, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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Indo-Pacific Program
The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region. Read more