 “The mishandling of the pandemic is just the latest in a string of lapses in basic competence that have called into question U.S. capabilities,” Samantha Power writes in a new essay. “Yet even as the United States has faltered in highly visible and costly ways, China is fumbling the mantle of global leadership, too.”
This creates an opportunity for President-elect Joe Biden to pursue foreign policy initiatives that deliver tangible results, Power writes. Demonstrating the United States’ capacity to solve problems will help restore the world’s confidence in American leadership—“a necessary foundation for the persuasion and coalition building needed to advance U.S. interests in the years ahead.”
“The Democratic Renewal” by Ben Rhodes “Repairing the World” by Richard Haass “How to Prevent a War in Asia” by Michèle A. Flournoy “Engaging North Korea Anew” by Victor Cha “America’s Opportunity in the Middle East” by Daniel Benaim and Jake Sullivan “U.S. Africa Policy Needs a Reset” by John Campbell “Why American Strategy Fails” by James A. Winnefeld, Michael J. Morell, and Graham Allison “Biden’s Domestic Priorities Should Guide His Foreign Policy” by Robert B. Zoellick
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