Where is the Biden government’s foreign policy going? | news

In the last few hours, the appointment of some personalities of the cabinet of the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, has been made public. Among these, the appointment of key positions for the management of US foreign policy stands out.

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Anthony Blinken was appointed Secretary of State (Chancellor); Linda Thomas-Greenfield will serve as Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); and veteran Democrat politician John Kerry will serve as the presidential climate envoy.

All three officials have previous experience in federal office, serving at different times in the Obama administration. They have proved to be akin to the foreign policy postulates that, for the most part, Democrats exercise; and have been approved by Joe Biden.

For this reason, it is expected that these figures and the teams they make up will be in charge of carrying out what was announced by the elected president. A return to the Paris Agreement and a renegotiation of the Iranian nuclear deal are two priority issues.

Biden also promised to return to the traditional system of alliances of the United States, for example the countries of the European Union or, in Asia, countries like Japan and South Korea, which saw their strategic relations shrink during the stage. with the United States. Donald Trump President.

However, it should not be forgotten that the stated aim of this new position would be to rebuild an alliance of apparently liberal-democratic countries, against those unilaterally designated as “authoritarian regimes”.

Biden also pledged to redefine relations with US allied countries that exhibit questionable human rights behavior, promising, for example, to stop supporting Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen’s civil war.

On the contrary, there will be aspects of continuity between the Biden presidency and the previous phase. And it is that there is a consensus between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party on the position of the frontal confrontation with China, and the attacks on the Asian giant must continue.

However, the Biden administration hopes to be able to maintain cooperation and trade with China, alongside actions of commercial and political aggression, a task that analysts say will not be easy. In a similar situation we find, for example, the forecasts of diplomatic relations with Russia.

It should not be lost sight of the fact that those who will direct US foreign policy, including the president, are the same who, under the mandate of Obama, have deployed the intervention in Syria, which until now is not exhausted; and who have established immigrant deportation records, to name just two examples.

In addition, they declared themselves in favor of maintaining unilateral coercive measures against Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Syria, as well as enthusiastic support for the Israeli cause for domination of the Palestinian territories.

In this regard, analysts believe that although the Biden administration will take a foreign policy turn, many substantive issues will pass unchanged from one presidential term to another.