Obama and Europe

he article discusses U.S. foreign relations with Europe during the administration of U.S. president Barack Obama. The author examines disappointments in U.S. relations with Russia, beginning with the reset button presented to Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov by then-U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton, U.S. relations with the group the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the decision of the Obama administration to cancel the eastern European missile defense program in 2009. The article also analyzes Russia's military strategy and U.S. complacency during the Obama administration, the NATO military exercise known as Steadfast Jazz, and Russia's seizure of Crimea. The article critiques Obama's view of European security