“But [in] the bigger picture, I do not see a Biden foreign policy being a redux of an Obama-era foreign policy,” she said. Celia Belin, a visiting scholar at the Brookings Institution who studies the Democrats, said that Biden has advisers who have come up with fresh ideas for a post-Trump foreign policy. Like the real estate mogul, Biden has long emphasized his negotiating skills and personal bonds with leaders rather than speaking in terms of grand geopolitical strategy. A longtime skeptic of the US war in Afghanistan, Biden has backed a withdrawal of troops. Still, Burns expected Biden would first take on troubles at home and would be obliged to pursue US goals overseas in a “disciplined, restrained” way.

Source: Manila Times October 21, 2020 16:13 UTC