In addition to that article on Brazil by Susan Kaufman Purcell published in the Wall Street Journal today, Gideon Rachman’s latest column in the Financial Times (see excerpts below) is the second time in one day we’ve the Obama Administration catch some criticism for its lapse in global leadership.  Whether we are talking about Washington being caught off-guard with Lula entertaining Ahmadinejad, or the even greater embarrassment of Obama getting snubbed at Copenhagen for meetings with the leaders of India and China, America’s lack of leadership and lack of awareness of changing geopolitical circumstances is really starting to get noticed.