Zack, Jenn, and Alex take the Democratic National Convention as an opportunity to talk about Joe Biden’s foreign policy. They go deep into his long and seemingly contradictory record as a policymaker, discuss what he’s said he’s going to do if elected, and contrast his worldview with the views of Trump and Obama. Ultimately, it seems like Biden wants to take the world back to the way that it was before Trump was elected — but has a very personal way of trying to get there.

References:

Here’s Alex’s feature on what Joe Biden’s foreign policy would look like

And this is Alex and Tara Golshan’s story on Joe Biden’s complicated Iraq war history

Jenn mentioned this Politico story, which noted Biden’s lack of preparation for meetings

And she referenced Biden’s detailed answers to foreign policy questions in this New York Times interview 

The Council on Foreign Relations has a useful guide on where the two presidential and two VP candidates stand on foreign policy

Joe Biden’s foreign policy speech during the Democratic primary last year is definitely worth a read

The New York Times has a great story on Biden’s personal touch to foreign policy and his use of “strategic empathy”

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Jennifer Williams (@jenn_ruth), senior foreign editor, Vox
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