Overwhelmed by numerous armed conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, by a formidable internal economic crisis and by the growing challenge to China's primacy, the government and the US public have begun to give priority to domestic problems. However, persistent transnational concerns, particularly illicit drug trafficking, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and the threat of terrorism, depend largely on U.S. involvement based on our relatively successful past efforts and the country's promising diplomatic approach. President Barack Obama on foreign policy. foreign governments, most recently China and Russia, have begun to gain significant support from the general public in America and abroad. “When asked to name the best aspects of Obama's handling of foreign policy, 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 regarding drug laws has allowed for a more responsive and flexible crackdown on drug 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 as a result of cumulative advances in Colombia, the transit zone, Mexico, and the southwest border” (President's National Drug Control Strategy 2009 : 1). In such regions, where drug trafficking is commensurate with the level of violence, the effective dismantling of criminal activities continues to increase human rights and stability, an important... paper center...dfThe Pew Research Center for People and press. “The United States is seen as less important, China as more powerful: isolationism reaches a four-decade high” (December 3, 2009).1-11. Network. 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. chap. 3. pages 1-11. January 2009. Web. Accessed March 24, 2010. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/policy/ndcs09/chapter3.pdfU.S. National Academies Committee on Russian-American Cooperation on Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Research Council of the National Academies. “Overcoming Obstacles to US-Russia Cooperation on Nuclear Nonproliferation.” National Academic Press ______(2004). Network. 1-119. Accessed March 24, 2010. http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10928