These Are The Five Global Front Lines That President Obama Will Beed To Confront This Year

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 20, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Mandel Ngan/Pool

Howard LaFranchi, CSM: Five global front lines that could define Obama's final two years

From the battle with the Islamic State to Iran's nuclear program, President Obama's clear signal from the State of the Union address is that cooperation with partners will continue to trump a rush to confrontation.

WNU Editor: I would definitely add Afghanistan to this list .... and the rise of terror groups in Africa and elsewhere.