The New York Times reported on Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s relatively aloof approach to diplomacy has left him few — if any — close, personal relationships with world leaders. “Personal relationships are not his style,” Martin Indyk, a former Obama administration official, told the paper. Obama’s predecessors, in contrast, were far more far more jovial with their international peers. Indyk said former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush “yukked it up with everybody.” It’s impossible to pinpoint exactly what effect Obama’s approach has had on the international arena, but personal relationships often prove useful during negotiations. The Associated …read more
Source: Business Insider
