On November 3, the most solid and stable democracy in the world called on its citizens to vote to elect the next president. After allegations of fraud, calling into question the institutionality of an empire like that of the United States, the late Democrats victory was determined, which was not as powerful as many had expected.
On January 20, the country’s elected president Joe Biden takes office. Some experts in politics and international relations ask the following question:
What will be the position your government will take on foreign policy? Due to the fact that there was iron isolationism in North America during the four years of the outgoing president, Donald Trump’s mandate, in addition to the trade war that followed against the People’s Republic of China.
The major changes looming are in two well-defined areas: the Transatlantic Alliance, NATO, which Trump broke down, leaving it deeply torn, and the issue of climate change. These two factors are seen as the points that will make the difference between the two leaders’ fundamental strategies.
In this sense, the position of the next president, Joe Biden, in the fight for climate change is important. He claims to be against the decision to give up the Paris Agreement, as dictated by Trump. That is why Biden understands the need to be part of it again to limit global warming and ensure sustainable development and an adequate living environment for all citizens of the world. In addition, he has stated that the United States, as a country, will rejoin the World Health Organization, a fundamental issue in the politics of the democratically elected Democrats, because Trump is misrepresenting the phenomenon of the pandemic.
Another question is whether the relationship with the European Union will go back to the way it was in the past, as European leaders have learned that they cannot take for granted that they can trust the United States, as they always did before the disintegration. Undoubtedly, Biden’s arrival could improve dialogue and strengthen NATO, as he, like former President Obama, supports relations with the leaders of the bloc and opposes Brexit.
With regard to Latin America, the transformations could focus on more focus on the region, as New World countries currently need a strong partner to emerge from the health crisis. It is no secret that this is an area under US geopolitical influence, due to a matter of geography and cultural affinity, where a strong presence of the People’s Republic of China has been gradually introduced at the economic level.
There is no noticeable variation in relations with the People’s Republic of China, because while it is true that Donald Trump’s petty diplomatic manners have attracted a lot of attention, it is no less true that the Asian giant is a geopolitical rival to the United States, which conceals its global threat not as a new survival, as the emergence of a new empire.
The change will be more in form than substance, perhaps by using more tact and leaving behind the protectionism and isolationism that have characterized the past four years, as a radical change in the course of current US leaders has not yet materialized. sight is.