But if early signs are anything to go by, a new policy is emerging which, if not exactly hawkish in the pugnacious sense, is more unilateralist than outsiders are accustomed to, stepping away from multilateral and regional entanglements that are deemed marginal to America's own security needs.
She enjoys international recognition but is rather marginal at home, since she does not have any particular political experience and is not knowledgeable about economic and security issues.