Allies Prepare for U.S. U-Turn as Biden Shifts Priorities
- A sigh of relief after ‘America First,’ but doubts persist
- Biden will seek to revive Iran deal, rejoin climate agreement
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Joe Biden’s election win is being greeted with a sigh of relief by many U.S. allies, whose confidence in Washington was shaken over the four years of President Donald Trump’s combative “America First” approach to the world.
The Biden administration is expected to reverse course quickly on parts of Trump’s foreign policy agenda by rejoining the Paris climate change agreement, working more closely with other countries to combat Covid-19 and trying to breathe new life into the Iran nuclear accord. NATO allies like Germany and France won’t be berated so publicly, and leaders of adversaries like Russia and North Korea won’t be showered in praise.