{"id":30798,"date":"2013-12-17T09:08:54","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T14:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/12\/17\/public-opinion-may-restrict-obamas-second-term-foreign-policy\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T02:11:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T07:11:27","slug":"public-opinion-may-restrict-obamas-second-term-foreign-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/12\/17\/public-opinion-may-restrict-obamas-second-term-foreign-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Opinion May Restrict Obama\u2019s Second-Term Foreign Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Bruce Stokes, Director of Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chathamhouse.org\/media\/comment\/view\/196320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Chatham House<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American presidents tend to prioritize foreign policy in their second term as, unable to run again, they lose political leverage over domestic policy. Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush spent much time and energy shoring up their international legacies as their tenure in the Oval Office drew to a close. Furthermore, increased interest in foreign affairs is often concentrated in a president\u2019s last two years in office.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With domestic gridlock now seemingly a permanent fixture in Washington and with pressing international issues on his agenda, Barack Obama may be forced to focus more on foreign policy earlier in his fading tenure than many of his predecessors.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this could prove particularly difficult for the president because of two powerful domestic factors: the American people\u2019s dramatic loss of faith in his leadership in foreign policy and their unprecedentedly high preoccupation with domestic issues.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chathamhouse.org\/media\/comment\/view\/196320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Chatham House<\/i><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent developments regarding Iran, Syria and China suggest that President Barack Obama, like his predecessors, will concentrate more on international issues as his presidency winds down. 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