The World Views of the Obama Era: From Hope to Disillusionment

1. Introduction: From Obamania to Disillusionment
Matthias Maass, Yonsei University, Korea
2. Indirect Dialogues: Brazilian Perceptions of the Barack Obama Administration (2009-2016) Carlos Frederico Pereira da Silva Gama, Federal University of Tocantins, Brazil
3. The American "Pivot to Asia" vs. the "Rise of China:" The Chinese view of America during the Obama era Gaye Christoffersen, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, China
4. Obama and a Historic Turn in Cuban-American relations Jorge Salazar-Carrillo, Florida International University, USA
5. Egypt and Obama: Turbulent Times, Bumpy Relations Nael Shama, Independent Scholar and Author, Egypt
6. Obamania Eight Years Later Ruchi Anand, American Graduate School, Paris, France
7. From Visionary to Pragmatist: The Return of Normalcy to US-German relations, 2009-2017 Steven Ney, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
8. India's Perceptions of the Barack Obama Era: Obama Legacy and the US-India Relations Shivaji Kumar, Mershon Center for International Security, The Ohio State University, USA
9. Not Quite At Home: Obama in Indonesian Eyes Prashanth Parameswaran, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA
10. Iranian views of Obama's Foreign Policy Barbara Ann Rieffer-Flanagan, Central Washington University, USA
11. World Views of the Obama Era: Israel Ronnie Oloesker, St. Lawrence University, USA
12. South Korea Mason Richey, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea
13. Mexican Public Opinion on Barack Obama Gerardo De Jesus Maldonado Hernandez, Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE), Mexico
14. Views from the Hegemon in West Africa on the Obama Administration Casandra Veney, United States International University-Africa, Kenya
15. Obama and the U.S.-Pakistan Marriage of Convenience Christopher Clary, University of Albany (SUNY), USA, and Niloufer Siddiqui, Yale University, USA
16. Russian view on the Obama's presidency: Real Politics and Popular Geopolitics Ivan Kurilla, European University at St. Petersburg, Russia, and Victoria I. Zhuravleva, Russian State University for the Humanities, Russia
17. Turkish Elite Perceptions of Turkey-US Relations under Obama's Administration: From Strategic Partnership to Estrangement Muge Kinagioglu, Hacettepe University, Turkey
18. Conclusion: Disillusion, Disappointment, Disrespect: The Failure of Obama's 'International' Presidency Matthias Maass, Yonsei University, Korea
19. Bibliography