
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Whether it was a thumping, a whupping, a shellacking or just a plain unvarnished electoral defeat, Nov. 2 marked a sea change in the Obama presidency. The most obvious evidence of these changed circumstances was in the atmospherics associated with his immediately subsequent, 10-day Asian travel ending on Nov. 14—a trip including multiple bilateral visits (India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea) as well as the G8 and G20 economic/trade/finance summits for global leaders.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Whether it was a thumping, a whupping, a shellacking or just a plain unvarnished electoral defeat, Nov. 2 marked a sea change in the Obama presidency. The most obvious evidence of these changed circumstances was in the atmospherics associated with his immediately subsequent, 10-day Asian travel ending on Nov. 14—a trip including multiple bilateral visits (India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea) as well as the G8 and G20 economic/trade/finance summits for global leaders.