Weaker by numerous armed conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, a formidable domestic economic crisis, and a growing challenge to the primacy of China, the United States government and public opinion began to prioritize domestic affairs. problems. However, ongoing transnational concerns, particularly illicit drug trafficking, nuclear weapons proliferation, and the threat of terrorism, depend largely on U.S. involvement, based on our relatively successful past efforts and promising diplomatic approach. of President Barack Obama on foreign policy. Foreign governments, most recently China and Russia, have begun to enjoy significant support from the general public in the United States and abroad. “When asked to cite the best aspects of Obama's foreign policy management, members of the Council on Foreign Relations overwhelmingly cite the administration's emphasis on engagement and diplomacy” ( The Pew Research Center 2009: 6). Obama's approach has proven instrumental in regulating the growing threat of drug trafficking. The U.S. government's collaboration with South American governments on drug laws has resulted in more responsive and flexible enforcement of narcotics trafficking, particularly in Mexico and Colombia. “The National Drug Intelligence Center's 2009 National Drug Threat Assessment describes historic disruptions in the cocaine and methamphetamine markets resulting from cumulative advances in Colombia, the transit zone, Mexico and on the southwest border” (President’s National Drug Control Strategy 2009). : 1). In these regions, where drug trafficking is proportional to the level of violence, the effective disruption of criminal activities continues to strengthen human rights and stability, an important aspect...... middle of article. .....dfThe Pew Research Center for People and the Press. “The United States is seen as less important, China as more powerful: isolationism reaches its highest level in four decades” (December 3, 2009).1-11. Internet. March 24, 2010. http://people-press.org/report/569/americas-place-in-the-world “The President's National Drug Control Strategy (January 2009). » Office of National Drug Control Policy. Ch. 3. p. 1-11. January 2009. The web. Accessed March 24, 2010. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/policy/ndcs09/chapter3.pdfU.S. National Academies Committee on U.S.-Russian Nuclear Nonproliferation Cooperation, National Research Council of the National Academies. “Overcoming Obstacles to U.S.-Russian Nuclear Nonproliferation Cooperation. » National Academic Press ______ (2004). Internet. 1-119. Accessed March 24, 2010. http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10928