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U.S. President Joe Biden is embracing an economic nationalism unheard of since the Cold War—only this time, the bogeyman is China, FP’s @michaelphirsh writes. https://t.co/py2NOKfTDL
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 11, 2021
Biden’s decision reflects his foreign policy for the American middle-class paradigm, which focuses on domestic considerations over international ones. The irony, though, is that the American middle class largely doesn’t care about Afghanistan. https://t.co/XVjaKZ8GTM
— Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) June 7, 2021
What role should alliances play in U.S. foreign policy? @MiraRappHooper argues that Washington needs its allies now more than ever—though the system will need to be reformed if it is to confront new threats to security and prosperity.https://t.co/XP3OEcpRUT
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) June 12, 2021
Alon Pinkas explains why he believes it is a waste of time for the U.S. and Biden to get involved in the Middle East “peace process” https://t.co/zonlYJEH7d
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) May 27, 2021
There’s a critical difference in the way the Biden administration and China are handling the global vaccine rollout, with Beijing using doses as a cudgel, FP’s @JackDetsch reports.https://t.co/d5VXs69X5t
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 13, 2021
Joe Biden has been president for less than five months. And yet, as he prepares to go on his first presidential overseas trip — to Europe later this week — the race to understand his foreign policy “doctrine” looks ready to kick into a higher gear. https://t.co/TwSP1dtKnf
— POLITICO (@politico) June 7, 2021
Chart: Biden’s foreign policy agenda met with widespread approval among 16 publics https://t.co/PWi8YaJDsb pic.twitter.com/oA7XWuYHPG
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) June 13, 2021
Inertia in Brussels—and within the administration’s own State Department—presents a strong obstacle to realization of the principled vision set out by the U.S. president and his secretary of state.https://t.co/Hy7ELBad6L
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 11, 2021
U.S. officials are concerned that two Iranian Navy ships might be carrying arms to Venezuela.
The Biden administration is warning Caracas to reject the delivery, saying ominously that the U.S. will take “appropriate measures” if needed.https://t.co/wvnbWj1K6N
— POLITICO (@politico) June 11, 2021
On long-range foreign policy goals, an overwhelming majority (92%) of Americans say at least some priority should be given to limiting the power and influence of Russia, per a new @ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/WsCk3WCgFP
— ABC News (@ABC) June 13, 2021
The foreign policy community in the U.S. should reduce the odds of getting into a nuclear war. https://t.co/2KUPFbLfnm #CatoFP pic.twitter.com/XyPVfuaLz3
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) June 12, 2021
U.S., Iran make progress in indirect talks but as sixth round begins, final agreement still elusive https://t.co/otmGwhAmz5
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 13, 2021
For U.S. partners, Washington’s foreign policy priorities must now be interrogated, and any conclusions reached must be held with qualifications rather than confidence. And there is nothing that Biden and his team can do about it, Jonathan Kirshner writes.https://t.co/48If5CjuAX
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) June 11, 2021
Biden is facing a historic opportunity to change Erdogan’s behavior, @MerveTahiroglu and Eric Edelman write. Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey for nearly two decades, has never been more vulnerable.https://t.co/rrqQJdDztf
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 9, 2021
Putin says Russia would accept conditional handover of cyber criminals to U.S. https://t.co/o4mK2VyANy pic.twitter.com/P4t4AYt0yY
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 13, 2021
“The Biden administration should strengthen Power Africa and similar programs in Asia and Latin America to meet the climate challenge and support U.S. foreign policy objectives,” write @energyforgrowth‘s @KatieAuth, @toddjmoss, and @MutisoRose. https://t.co/1DZG4lvJgv
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) June 7, 2021
G7 to counter China’s clout with big infrastructure project – senior U.S. official https://t.co/HvjRPnYHdi pic.twitter.com/Ycv85YsOrG
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 12, 2021
Even though communist Chinese aggression in the South China Sea may seem like a distant problem, the U.S. has a lot at stake economically.
Left unchallenged, China’s excessive claims could negatively influence global trade. https://t.co/kUFAwr6y9L
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) June 12, 2021