Problem
Discuss the evolution of the Obama Administration's belief about the use of hard (military) power versus soft (diplomatic) power. Kaufman suggests that Obama's foreign policy dilemmas had significant implications for how future leaders might resolve these same issues. How did the Obama Administration accept the lack of success the US had with applying hard power? Discuss several factors that influenced Obama's appraisal of hard power vs. soft power? Is Kaufman right about the implications of Obama's decisions? What has the present situation in the Ukraine done to assumptions about hard power and soft power?