<prompt> Ngo-2010, kwaqubuka uchungechunge lwemibhikisho kulo lonke elaseNyakatho Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Arab Spring, eyagcina isiphenduke izinhlobo ezibucayi zokungazinzi emazweni amaningana. U-Obama wasiza ekuhleleni ukungenelela okuholwa yi-NATO  <response>: e-Libya, ekugcineni okwaholela ekuweni kombuso kaMuammar Gaddafi. U-Obama wenqaba ukuhileleka ngokujulile empini yombango yaseSyria phakathi kukahulumeni kaBashar al-Assad, abaphikisi baseSyria, neqembu lama-jihadist lamaSalafi elaziwa ngokuthi i-ISIS. I-U.S. yasekela abaphikisi kuyo yonke impi yombango futhi ngezikhathi ezithile yayishaya i-ISIL. Ngo-2014, ngemva kokuba iRussia ihlanganise iCrimea futhi yangenela e-Ukraine, u-Obama nabanye abaholi baseNtshonalanga babeka izijeziso ezaba nomthelela enkingeni yezimali yaseRussia. I-Russia kamuva yangenela eMpini Yombango yaseSyria futhi yasolwa ngokungenela okhethweni lukamongameli wase-US ngo-2016, yazuza ukulahlwa nguhulumeni ka-Obama. 