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On foreign policy, Biden's heart in the right place but "clumsy", says journalist Robin Wright
On Foreign Policy, Biden's Heart in the Right Place but "Clumsy", Says Robin Wright | GZERO World
October 06, 2021
Joe Biden came into office with enormous foreign policy experience, a sharp contrast from his predecessor. So far, however, The New Yorker's Robin Wright says "there has been a lot of clumsy behavior" on Afghanistan and more recently alienating allies with AUKUS, and Biden's people are good thinkers but neither brave nor bold. "It's a weak administration [whose] heart's in the right place," she explains, but it needs to come up with more and move faster. Watch her interview with Ian Bremmer on the latest episode of GZERO World.
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