Alexander Ward, an expert in American foreign policy, discusses grading Biden's foreign policy, including the challenges faced in handling crises like Ukraine. The podcast delves into the Biden administration's stance on foreign policy, analyzing their responses to events like Afghanistan withdrawal and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The assessment highlights successes and failures, ultimately giving the administration a 'C' grade for lacking foresight and facing implementation challenges.

Politico reporter Alexander Ward discusses the origins and differences in Biden's internationalist foreign policy versus Trump's nationalists, focusing on key events like China, Kabul, and Ukraine. The podcast delves into how foreign policy influences election outcomes, the evolution of Democratic Party foreign policy towards self-interest, and the challenges faced by the Biden administration in navigating chaos and normalcy in politics.

The podcast delves into the shift in US foreign policy under Trump and Biden's efforts to mend global relations. It contrasts internationalism with nationalism, explores Biden's evolving views, and discusses the geopolitical fallout from US actions. Topics include NATO, Israel-Saudi relations, dealing with conflicts, and navigating foreign policy challenges.

The podcast delves into Biden's foreign policy team's challenges, Alexander Ward's new book on restoring American foreign policy, critiques of SNL, Grammys, and Golden Globes hosts. It also examines government shutdown concerns, US politics struggles, and foreign policy dynamics under Biden administration.

This one-shot is sponsored by our friends at Bandai Namco and their brand new, highly anticipated, action-RPG – Elden Ring. Check out Elden Ring on all platforms right now at http://bit.ly/CREldenRingGM Matthew Mercer leads a group of the Tarnished comprised of our very own Marisha Ray and Sam Riegel, as well as special guests Krystina Arielle, Brennan Lee Mulligan, and Alexander Ward through the Lands Between.Due to the improv nature of Critical Role and other RPG content on our channels, some themes and situations that occur in-game may be difficult for some to handle. If certain episodes or scenes become uncomfortable, we strongly suggest taking a break or skipping that particular episode. Your health and well-being is important to us and Psycom has a great list of international mental health resources, in case it’s useful: http://bit.ly/PsycomResources