What to Expect in Biden’s First 100 Days in Foreign Policy

Then-U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, greet supporters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 20, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

During his first 100 days in office, U.S. President Donald Trump issued sweeping executive orders aimed at reversing and dismantling key elements of former President Barack Obama’s legacy and pushing an “America First” platform that upset decades of bipartisan consensus on foreign policy. 

Now, the reversal of Trump’s reversals is coming, as President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to unwind major Trump-era policies to contend with a massive array of new national security threats, from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to a surge in U.S.-China tensions to an Iran nearing the cusp of producing a nuclear weapon.