Overseas, in Afghanistan, Obama will oversee the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2014.
Iran's nuclear program and potential Israeli military action may require critical decisions as could the violent conflict in Syria.
Analysts expect Obama to be cautious in deploying U.S. military assets, relying on international partners.
"There may be instances in the next four years where American boots will need to be on the ground somewhere that we don't expect today, but it is going to have to meet a very high threshold for how does this impact the vital national interests of the United States, and who do we have with us," said former U.S. Diplomat Karl Inderfurth, who is at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Analysts say the president's foreign policy credentials could help him manage key relationships with his foreign counterparts, including China's new president Xi Jinping and with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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