Obama used multilateralism as a means of subordinating rivals under US-led order

Evidence

The Obama administration’s strategy consisted of a return to multilateralism, using multilateral institutions to incorporate and subordinate international and regional rivals. … Obama’s vision was to secure, through this strategy of engagement, a world order under US management and in its interests. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 501

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth checking: does the author substantiate ‘incorporate and subordinate’ with specific examples of rivals being subordinated through institutions, or is this asserted?
• XREF: connects to: Obama’s multilateral realism was a continuity of Bush-era imperial strategy — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 501; Obama’s defense strategy pivoted to containing China and Iran through regional allies — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 434; Obama pursued US hegemony through air power, drones, and multilateral alliances, not ground wars.

Broader Connections

• Obama pursued US hegemony through air power, drones, and multilateral alliances, not ground wars. #expands (0.90)
• Obama’s multilateral realism was a continuity of Bush-era imperial strategy #corroborates (0.88) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 501
• Obama’s defense strategy pivoted to containing China and Iran through regional allies #expands (0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 434