There are numerous ways that US foreign policy, as well as White House actions, affect various regions of the world.
There’s no doubt that American influence overseas will be discussed at Thursday’s first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
But the significance of this election extends beyond Gaza, Israel, and the Ukraine.
Eight of the foreign correspondents explain why this election rerun is so well-liked where it is.
Assume the role of Vladimir Putin. In the White House, who would you rather have?
The man who vowed to support Ukraine and labeled you “a killer”? Joe Biden is that person.
Or the candidate—a certain Donald Trump—who has criticized US military aid to Kyiv and declared that he would urge Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to any NATO member nation that doesn’t adhere to defense budget criteria.
The leader of the Kremlin, who is always willing to surprise people, has stated publicly that he truly thinks Joe Biden should stay in his position due to his “predictability.”
However, one should take this public endorsement with a very big grain of Russian salt. Moscow is probably going to see three lemons on the geopolitical fruit machine with the election of a US president who rejects both NATO and Ukraine.