How Does Biden's Foreign Policy Stack Up After His First 100 Days? | Opinion
On 4/28/21 at 2:00 PM EDT
President Joe Biden entered the White House on January 20, 2021, with the weight of the nation on his shoulders. More than 3,000 Americans were dying of the coronavirus every day. Biden made it abundantly clear that his top objective was to turn the page on the pandemic. With COVID-19 deaths now down by 76 percent, the American people have given a thumbs up on Biden's overall job performance during his first 100 days.
Being president of the United States, however, is not just about getting the nation out of domestic crises. It's also about defending U.S. national security interests overseas and knowing the limits of U.S. power. For scholars and analysts who have spent years pleading for more realism and humility in U.S. foreign policy, Biden's first 100 days can best be described as a jump-ball: promising in some areas of the world, but concerning in others.