Globalization should be top Obama goal

It was a distinct privilege for this political scientist -- indeed this American -- to be in Washington D.C. this week for the inauguration of President Barack Hussein Obama. In an age of persistent and pervasive change, this one instinctively feels most welcome -- and much warranted.

It's already a cliche to state that President Obama faces the "most challenging" global environment of any president since Franklin Roosevelt. My view is different: no American leader has ever been presented with the same chance to reshape our relationship with a world undergoing deep --and overwhelmingly positive -- transformation thanks to globalization's stunning advance.

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