The Obama Doctrine : a legacy of continuity in US foreign policy? / edited by Michelle Bentley and Jack Holland.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Jack Holland and Michelle Bentley -- Section I: Power and tradition: situating Obama's foreign policy -- Ending "permanent war": security and economy under Obama / Nicholas Kitchen -- Restraint and constraint: a cautious president in a time of limits / Adam Quinn -- Obama as modern Jeffersonian / Jack Holland -- Section II: The language and culture of the War on Terror -- Ending the unendable: the rhetorical legacy of the War on Terror -- War on Terror II: Obama and adaptive evolution of US counterterrorism / Richard Jackson and Chin-Kuei Tsui -- Shifting binaries: the colonial legacy of Obama's War on Terror / Ben Fermor -- Identity, affective attachments, and US-Iranian nuclear posture / Ty Solomon -- Section III. Obama's major challenges -- Plus change? Reflecting on Obama's nuclear agenda and legacy / Jason Douglas and Andrew Futter -- The assassin in chief: Obama's drone legacy / Christopher Fuller -- Hard choices in democracy promotion: Obama and Egypt / Nicholas Bouchet -- US-Russia relations in Obama's second term: a damage limitation exercise / Maxine David -- The US and China: Obama's cautious engagement / Oliver Turner -- Energy security under Obama: some hope, but not much change / Jonna Nyman -- Section IV. The Obama Doctrine: its place in history -- For the record: (re)constructing Obama's foreign policy legacy / Lee Jarvis and Michael Lister.