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France 24
France 24
World
Philippe THEISE

Gaza, Ukraine and China: How Biden can still move the dial on foreign policy

In this file photo, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and US President Joe Biden walk together after a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Fasano, Italy on June 13, 2024. © Kevin Lamarque, Reuters

US President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race gives him nearly six months left in office with an array of foreign policy challenges on the table. How will Biden continue to shape Washington’s stance towards Ukraine, China and the Israel-Hamas war? FRANCE 24 speaks with Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, director of the US and the Americas Programme at UK thinktank Chatham House. 

Biden’s choice to leave the race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination throws the US presidential race into waters that have not been navigated since 1968, when Democratic president Lyndon Johnson said he would not seek re-election. 

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