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Obama's 2009 foreign policy

Barack Obama's 2009 foreign policy emphasized a change in tone toward multilateral engagement, soft power projection, and diplomatic outreach, while simultaneously confronting hard security challenges.

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Jan 19, 2026

How did Obama’s 2009 speeches (Cairo, UN General Assembly) influence international reactions to the Nobel Prize?

The Norwegian Nobel Committee explicitly pointed to Barack Obama’s Cairo “A New Beginning” speech as a central reason for awarding him the 2009 Peace Prize, and that rhetorical pivot toward diplomacy ...

Jan 17, 2026

Did Obama’s Nobel Prize influence U.S. foreign policy or his administration’s credibility?

The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was intended by the Norwegian committee to endorse and bolster Barack Obama’s early turn toward multilateral diplomacy, and it did provide immediate international validation...