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    Why foreign policy is no longer in Biden’s ‘win’ column

    by Howard LaFranchi Jan 05, 2024 4 minutes

    Joe Biden entered the White House declaring “America is back” – signaling that foreign policy and reestablishing U.S. leadership on the world stage would be key pillars of his presidency.

    And for much of his term, Mr. Biden advanced on his commitment as he put his decades of foreign policy experience to good use.

    The Biden administration united a divided and cautious Western Europe around the cause of a sovereign and Westward-leaning Ukraine. Mr. Biden rallied a reinvigorated NATO to face the authoritarian threat posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

    As recently as October, Mr. Biden demonstrated confident leadership when

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