Joe Biden’s chief diplomat, secretary of state Antony Blinken. He also raised the plight of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, demanding his release and condemning “Russian efforts to suppress freedom of expression and peaceful assembly” as “a matter of deep concern to us and the international community”. He singled out “interfering with our elections, cyberattacks, poisoning its citizens”.
Friends and foesĪddressing US relations with Russia, Biden said he had “made it clear to President Putin, in a manner very different from my predecessor” that the US would no longer “roll over” in the face of Russian aggression. These policies are likely to upset right-wing Republicans, so Biden could face opposition at home. Biden wants a more sympathetic approach to immigration, a raised cap on the number of refugees (from 15,000 migrants per year to 125,000), and the promotion of LGBTQ rights. Every action we take in our conduct abroad, we must take with American working families in mind.ĭomestically, however, some of the policies he announced in the speech might be difficult to implement. There’s no longer a bright line between foreign and domestic policy. In a meaningful reference to his predecessor’s refusal to accept defeat and to the recent riots at the Capitol, he said this “fight” to uphold democracy would underpin the US’s future role in the world.īiden also stressed that his foreign policy values would be informed by what his administration considered beneficial to the US public: Biden has consistently trumpeted the importance of democratic values as a key aspect of America’s identity and ethos.
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