{"id":8899,"date":"2024-04-05T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=8899"},"modified":"2024-04-05T11:02:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T11:02:10","slug":"the-war-in-ukraine-calls-for-a-reset-of-bidens-foreign-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=8899","title":{"rendered":"The War in Ukraine Calls for a Reset of Biden\u2019s Foreign Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Author:<\/b> Matthew Duss<\/span><\/p>

Affiliation:<\/b> Foreign Policy Adviser to US Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, Vermont)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Organization\/Publisher: <\/b>Foreign Affairs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Date\/Place:<\/b> May 4, 2022 \/ New York, USA\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Type of Literature:<\/b> Article<\/span><\/p>

Word Count:<\/b> 2304<\/span><\/p>

Link:<\/b> https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/ukraine\/2022-05-04\/war-ukraine-calls-reset-bidens-foreign-policy<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Keywords:<\/b> US, Ukraine, Russia, War, Democracy, Biden<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The author explains that the United States needs a change in its foreign policy, to avoid following the post-9\/11 path when the US and its allied countries made a series of catastrophically bad decisions. He indicates that with the Ukraine crisis, the real threat is that legislators will try to resurrect the old “us vs them” argument. Although the White House should be praised for its measured response to the Ukraine crisis, the US equally merits criticism for failing to devote the same level of attention and energy to situations where the risks are just as high. The author also states that the US should distinguish between the various sanctions it employs. Washington should tighten sanctions against regime decision-makers and deprive Russia of\u00a0accessibility to resources\u00a0that are critical to its war effort. However, wide-ranging sanctions that impoverish regular Russian workers by destroying the economy should be scrutinized more closely. He also focuses on the role of food scarcity caused by US sanctions that can escalate the conflict. The author suggests that the Biden administration and its partners be more explicit about the actions Russia must take to minimize sanctions.\u00a0Another thing that can help\u2014as several Ukrainian authorities have campaigned for\u2014is that the US forgive its external debt. This also suggests that the United States’ strategy for international security should be broadened; a much-expanded\u00a0foreign debt clearance scheme would place the US in a far stronger place to steer the resurgent transatlantic alliance toward more real and long-term unification. For the author, the Biden administration’s handling of the Ukraine highlights the areas where it has failed. The United States’ articulation of Russia’s war on Ukraine as a war \u2018between democracy and autocracy\u2019 ignores the fact that the struggle between democracy and autocracy is fought inside of states as well as among them, and it is questionable\u00a0given Washington’s assistance for many autocracies, especially in the Middle East. If the US truly wants to promote democracy, it will listen to other perspectives and pledge to support\u00a0a\u00a0wider\u00a0transfer of worldwide authority and prosperity as well as the creation of a more compassionate world order. He concludes by stating that the US\u00a0administration’s Ukraine approach might usher in a fresh age of American dominance. However, if Biden’s only goal in Ukraine is to reinforce US supremacy, it will be the newest example of the US\u2019 failure to reach\u00a0the occasion.<\/span><\/p>


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Author: Matthew Duss Affiliation: Foreign Policy Adviser to US Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, Vermont)\u00a0 Organization\/Publisher: Foreign Affairs\u00a0 Date\/Place: May 4, 2022 \/ New York, USA\u00a0 Type of Literature: Article Word Count: 2304 Link: https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/ukraine\/2022-05-04\/war-ukraine-calls-reset-bidens-foreign-policy\u00a0 \u00a0 Keywords: US, Ukraine, Russia, War, Democracy, Biden \u00a0 Brief: \u00a0 The author explains that the United States needs a change 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