What American foreign policy will look like in 2050

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The Obama administration drew criticism in 2011 when one anonymous adviser, in an effort to explain the U.S.'s seemingly subordinate role in the military intervention in Libya, referred to U.S. strategy in the campaign as "leading from behind."

The ill-timed and awkwardly crafted comment was dissected and maligned for months in American media circles, prompting eventual pushback and clarification from the administration.

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Kevin B. Sullivan is a freelance editor and writer based in New York. He is the former managing editor of Real Clear World, and his work has appeared in The Huffington Post, Real Clear Politics, and the New York Daily News.