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Who is Tony Blinken?

The person a US president taps to assume the coveted role of secretary of state, the nation's top diplomat, says a lot about that president's foreign policy ambitions and global vision. Biden has now tapped Tony Blinken to head the State Department. What does that tell us?






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Art featuring the following copy in bold: Divided government?; COVID; Lame-duck presidency?
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No honeymoon for Joe Biden

The US presidential election has yet to be called, but as things currently stand, Joe Biden is on track to win the 270 electoral college votes needed to clinch the US presidency. But when all is done and dusted and the next president (likely Biden based on current projections) assumes his place in the White House, the issues he will have to tackle on day one will be as varied as they are challenging.






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What We're Watching: Lingering US presidential race, Ethiopia's ethnic strife,Trump's recount antics

People stand next to a screen displaying a U.S. flag in Times Square during the 2020 U.S. presidential election in New York City, New York, U.S. November 4, 2020.
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What We're Watching: A nail-biter for the Senate, the losers' future, Trump's baseless claims

A voter drops off her vote by mail ballot at the Supervisor of Elections office on election day in West Palm Beach, Florida on August 18, 2020.
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Hard Numbers: Three keys to the White House, early voting records, Florida's minimum wage, searching for mail-in-ballots

Anne-Marie Slaughter on a Biden administration’s top foreign policy priorities
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Anne-Marie Slaughter on a Biden administration’s top foreign policy priorities

"The top priority will be to announce to the world that the United States they've known for decades is back." Former top Obama diplomat and current CEO of the think tank New America Anne-Marie slaughter predicts an American revival on the global stage if Joe Biden wins the presidency. But at a time when the United States has never been more divided, can any nation, even the world's most powerful, be a global leader if it cannot even keep its own house in order?

Joe Biden at a speaking lectern surrounded by an array of national flags belonging to Japan, Germany, Iran, China, Nigeria, North Korea, Canada and Saudi Arabia
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Can Joe Biden change American foreign policy?

Joe Biden has pledged to radically change the US' approach to foreign policy and international diplomacy should he win next week's election. But a lot has happened in four years under Donald Trump that could impede Biden's ability to simply return to the status quo ante. How different would US foreign policy really be under a Biden presidency?






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"American exceptionalism" has outlived its usefulness: Anne-Marie Slaughter
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"American exceptionalism" has outlived its usefulness: Anne-Marie Slaughter

"The 'American exceptionalism' that I grew up with, the 'American exceptionalism' of the Cold War…I do think has outlived its usefulness." Those words coming from Anne-Marie Slaughter, a former top State Department official under President Obama, indicate how much the world has changed in the past few decades. Her conversation with Ian Bremmer is part of the latest episode of GZERO World.

The Graphic Truth: Early turnout in US battleground states
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The Graphic Truth: Early turnout in US battleground states

Russian President Vladimir Putin
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Who would Putin vote for?

We know Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to interfere in the election again. But after four years of the Trump presidency, who does he want to win this time? Put yourself in his shoes for a moment.








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