With stops in London for the G-20 Summit, France and Germany for NATO and additional visits to Turkey and Iraq, President Obama has completed his first major trip abroad as the nation’s leader. Darrell West, vice president and director of Governance Studies at Brookings, examines the president’s overseas meetings and the impact they’ll have on his policies.
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Commentary
President Obama’s Trip to Europe and Iraq
April 8, 2009