The ongoing pressure of the global pandemic has not slowed down President Joe Biden’s foreign policy during his first 100 days in office. Fulfilling the promise of tackling global issues through enhanced engagements with U.S. allies and like-minded partners, the Biden administration took swift actions in several critical areas of U.S. foreign policy.
On addressing the “extreme competition” with China, the first meeting of American and Chinese top diplomats in Alaska led to heated exchanges but the two sides were able to find common ground on confronting climate change. On the advancement of a free and open Indo-Pacific, President Biden strengthened multi-faceted cooperation of the Quad countries through the group’s first leaders’ summit. While President Biden promised to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, his administration bolstered the alliance with Japan during Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s first visit to Washington and established closer defense ties with India during Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit in New Delhi. Despite the criticism of Washington’s initial lack of response, the Biden administration quickly changed course and provided extensive support for India’s deadly second wave of COVID.
In this Policy Alert, we examine how the Rising Powers are responding to the President Biden’s foreign policy during his first 100 days.
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