America’s Back? US Foreign Policy Under Biden
| Published date | 01 September 2024 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/20419058241282461 |
| Author | Christopher Featherstone |
| Date | 01 September 2024 |
SEPTEMBER 2024•POLITICAL INSIGHT39
On 4 February, 2021, newly
elected President Joe Biden
spoke at the US Department of
State in front of the press and
the department’s sta, introducing his new
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Outlining
his priorities for the State Department in his
administration, Biden declared, ‘the message
I want the world to hear today: America is
back. America is back. Diplomacy is back at
the centre of our foreign policy.’
This message was obviously intended to
reassure the audience, both domestic and
international. Barely one month after the
seismic events of 6 January there was a real
need for this reassurance. The world had
watched in real-time as rioters stormed the
US Capitol, attempting to prevent Congress
from certifying the 2020 US presidential
election results. After years of a chaotic
administration under Donald Trump, the 6
January riots only drew more attention to
America’s Back?
US Foreign Policy
Under Biden
As President, Joe Biden promised a return to ‘business as usual’ after
the unpredictability of Donald Trump. Christopher Featherstone
examines Biden’s foreign policy record in office and analyses what
might change in the wake of November’s presidential election.
the state of US domestic politics.
Evidently, Biden considered the impact of
his predecessor’s conduct, and the events
of 6 January, sufficiently damaging to the
reputation of the US internationally that
this ‘America’s back’ message was needed
to establish the tone for his administration’s
foreign policy. During the preceding
presidential campaign, US ‘credibility’ and
‘influence’ had been the key themes Biden
highlighted, and he carried this over after
the inauguration. In his inaugural address,
Biden had indicated how he intended to
achieve this, stating that his administration
would ‘repair our alliances and engage with
the world once again’.
Now, as we approach the 2024 US
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