The lines between domestic and foreign policy, Biden has repeatedly argued, have never been more blurred. would have greater success achieving around the world. If the nation’s house was in order, then the U.S. crafts in the region and plans to establish a spy base in Cuba and an uneasy visit coming this month from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that cuts against his argument that the 21st century’s defending conflict is between small-d democrats and autocrats.įrom its first days, the Biden administration declared that the homefront was the source of America’s strength. He will have to address mounting concerns about Saudi Arabia’s defiance of American wishes by moving to raise the price of oil collapsing military-to-military talks with China as President Xi Jinping’s military acts aggressively toward U.S. “Decisions we make today are going to affect the peace and security of Americans for a generation.”īiden has always felt a large degree of comfort navigating international issues, having served as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a globe-trotting vice president before getting to the Oval Office.īut his current foreign policy plate is packed - and Ukraine isn’t the only priority. “It’s great to see the president able to turn his attention to pressing international issues,” said Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. offer clear security guarantees for Kyiv, the imminent deliveries of F-16 fighter jets and a concrete path to Ukraine’s membership in NATO? But the administration will still face pressure to address questions Europeans and Ukrainians want answered: Will the U.S. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left), President Joe Biden pledged again to support Ukraine and downplayed growing Republican skepticism over funding Kyiv.Ī successful Ukrainian counteroffensive would be another foreign policy win Biden can tout. They believe the crisis’ resolution comes at a good time for the president, allowing him to act as a global statesman while the Republican field to replace him grows crowded and chaotic. came out of a debt ceiling debate that threatened to tank the economy mostly unscathed, underscoring the president’s message that democracies can deliver. The Biden administration is confident in the story it can tell to foreign leaders that visit Washington and in Vilnius, senior administration officials say. “I believe we’ll have the funding we need for Ukraine for as long as it takes,” Biden said. The gathering is setting up a key moment for Biden, as he contemplates a stop in Helsinki to mark the acceptance of Finland into the alliance.īiden on Thursday, while standing alongside Rishi Sunak, the prime minister of fellow NATO member the United Kingdom, pledged again to support Ukraine and downplayed growing Republican skepticism over funding Kyiv. and the expanding war in Eastern Europe will serve as dual backdrops when world leaders meet at NATO’s summit this July in Vilnius, Lithuania. All spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal thinking. officials about the mounting concerns that could sully Biden’s hoped-for triumphant return to the world stage. had intelligence indicating that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government planned to attack the Nord Stream pipelines - and later, officials believe, a pro-Kyiv group did it instead. And this week, the Washington Post reported that the U.S. officials believe that Kyiv, or at least pro-Ukraine forces, are responsible for a drone attack on the Kremlin and explosions that have killed both a prominent pro-war blogger and the daughter of a Russian nationalist. Paul Ronzheimer and Gabriel Gavin and Victor Jack
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