Ten points about the Obama doctrine
十評歐巴馬主義

The Atlantic magazine’s article on “The Obama Doctrine” has caused ripples all over the world, because of the frankness with which the US president discussed his foreign policy with Jeffrey Goldberg, the article’s author. In the UK, most of the headlines have concerned President Obama’s criticism of David Cameron, over Libya. But, in fact, the article is full of fascinating stuff on all sorts of subjects. Here are some of my selected highlights:1. The article will not make comforting reading for Saudi Arabia. As Goldberg notes, Obama is “clearly irritated that foreign policy orthodoxy compels him to treat Saudi Arabia as an ally”. White House officials apparently are in the habit of reminding visitors how many of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudis.