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The World Unpacked

Biden, Trump, and a Foreign Policy That’s Gone Off Course

Jan 17, 2025
52:26

The Biden administration contends it has left the United States in a better geopolitical position than when it entered office four years ago. In a year-end foreign policy review from Carnegie’s American Statecraft Program, Director Chris Chivvis and Senior Fellow Stephen Wertheim critique Biden's foreign policy legacy and discuss what Trump might do next.

Why has it been so difficult for Biden to restrain Israel and succeed in Ukraine? What might a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal look like? How can the U.S. navigate toward a more stable U.S.-China relationship, despite entrenched beliefs that we are living through a second Cold War?

Join them for a wide-ranging conversation on the most pressing issues facing the United States and the world. 

Shownotes:

  1. The Economist, Chris Chivvis: Talks Between Russia and Ukraine would Save Lives
  2. Financial Times, Stephen Wertheim: It's Time for Europe's Magical Thinking on Defence to End 
  3. The Guardian, Chris Chivvis: Admitting Ukraine to NATO Would be a mistake for both Ukraine and NATO  
  4. Global Asia, Stephen Wertheim: Asia Should Encourage 'Trump the Peacemaker'
  5. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, U.S. China Relations for the 2030s: Toward a Realistic Scenario for Coexistence

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