The Obama administration's moves to subordinate US foreign policy to the UN-based international community make it less clear that Israel can rely on the White House to veto anti-Israel resolutions in the Security Council.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Israel's opening to China

But misgivings in Britain about President Bush's foreign policy extend far beyond Blackburn's Muslim community.

BBC: Jack Straw and Condoleezza Rice in Blackburn, England

So will there be major foreign policy changes on the large questions facing the international community in the decade ahead?

BBC: Viewpoint: China and the world