*US Election Reaction
There are few specific clues in Barack Obama's victory speech as to how that will work its way through on to the world stage. But for those who have objected to American unilateralism during the Bush years there was the commitment to listening, the promise - in Mr.Obama's words - of a new dawn of American leadership, coupled with the pledge to defeat those who "would tear this world down".
There have been messages of congratulations on similar lines from governments around the world
e.g. President of France said the American people had chosen "change, openness and optimism
Managing such expectations abroad, as well as at home, will clearly be one of Mr.Obama's biggest
challenges.
On 5 November 2008