The World Views of the Obama Era

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 eraGaye Christoffersen, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, China
4. Obama and a Historic Turn in Cuban-American relationsJorge Salazar-Carrillo, Florida International University, USA
5. Egypt and Obama: Turbulent Times, Bumpy RelationsNael Shama, Independent Scholar and Author, Egypt
6. Obamania Eight Years LaterRuchi Anand, American Graduate School, Paris, France
7. From Visionary to Pragmatist: The Return of Normalcy to US-German relations, 2009-2017Steven 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 RelationsShivaji Kumar, Mershon Center for International Security, The Ohio State University, USA
9. Not Quite At Home: Obama in Indonesian EyesPrashanth Parameswaran, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA
10. Iranian views of Obama's Foreign PolicyBarbara Ann Rieffer-Flanagan, Central Washington University, USA
11. World Views of the Obama Era: IsraelRonnie Oloesker, St. Lawrence University, USA
12. South KoreaMason Richey, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea
13. Mexican Public Opinion on Barack ObamaGerardo De Jesus Maldonado Hernandez, Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE), Mexico
14. Views from the Hegemon in West Africa on the Obama AdministrationCasandra Veney, United States International University-Africa, Kenya
15. Obama and the U.S.-Pakistan Marriage of ConvenienceChristopher Clary, University of Albany (SUNY), USA, and Niloufer Siddiqui, Yale University, USA
16. Russian view on the Obama's presidency: Real Politics

Matthias Maass is Associate Professor of International Relations at Yonsei University's Graduate School of International Studies in Seoul/Korea. He is the author of a monograph on small state survival, and editor of multi-author volumes. He has published in a variety of academic journals worldwide. His current research foci are, in addition to the US and its external affairs, the small state and Northeast Asian security.