From marauding jihadists in Iraq to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and beheadings of Americans in Syria, a world in crisis has fanned perceptions of an overwhelmed US president and contributed to a Republican sweep of US midterm elections. But the slide of public confidence in President Barack Obama and the takeover of US Congress by resurgent Republicans will complicate, though not seriously undermine, US foreign policy that is grappling with wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and a more aggressive China in Asia. Republicans rode to victory with a boost from the widespread view of an Obama White …read more
Source: Egypt Independent
