Biden Failed Tremendously on Foreign Policy: U.S. Hegemony Matters
Biden in Asia, courtesy of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Since taking office, President Biden has overseen a botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, leaving billions in military equipment and weapons with the Taliban. He has involved the U.S. in the Ukraine war, sending tens of billions to Kyiv, strained relations with Saudi Arabia, and failed to stop Iran and the Houthis from destabilizing the Middle East. Recently, he handed over a key U.S. Africa Command base to Niger’s military junta.
President Biden’s foreign policy has been characterized as “leadership without hegemony,” in contrast to Trump’s approach, which combined diplomacy with power. While negotiation and consensus are often seen as liberal tools of diplomacy,
