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Barack Obama’s foreign policy doctrine takes shape Friday April 17 th , 2015 at 11:30 AM 1 Share F irst-term presidents dislike the idea of a foreign policy doctrine, fearing that it will limit their choices and force them to answer hypothetical questions. But with political mortality beckoning, Barack Obama has begun to flirt with the once-banned D-word. “You asked about an Obama doctrine,” he said in a revealing interview with the New York Times this week. “The doctrine is: we will engage, but we preserve all our capabilities.” More On this story On this topic IN US Politics & Policy Sign up now First FT is our new essential daily email briefing of the best stories from across the web With his presidency well into its fourth quarter, Mr Obama is finally starting to flesh out his own foreign policy legacy. Fresh from last week’s potentially historic nuclear breakthrough with Iran, the president will reach out to another