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Out of Africa? US may be planning to pull diplomats

The Trump administration may be planning the most far-reaching overhaul of the US State Department in generations. A leaked draft executive order obtained by The New York Times outlines a sweeping restructuring plan that would prioritize “transnational threat elimination,” downsize the foreign service, and hire personnel who are in “alignment with the president’s foreign policy vision.”

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?

"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.

Podcast: How a “President Biden” Could Reshape US Foreign Policy: Views From Anne-Marie Slaughter

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Podcast: How a “President Biden” Could Reshape US Foreign Policy: Views From Anne-Marie Slaughter

Listen: If the 2016 presidential election taught us anything, it's that only fools make predictions. So let's give it a go! In this episode of the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer poses a basic question: If Joe Biden wins the presidency how would he reshape U.S. foreign policy? Anne-Marie Slaughter, who served as a top State Department official under President Obama and now runs the think tank New America, weighs in.