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Shortly after taking office, President Joe Biden committed his administration's foreign policy to the pursuit of the US's "cherished democratic values."
But Biden and his team appear wedded to 20th century narratives about the world and the US's role in it, writes Andrew Bacevich, president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
You may have noticed: The Blob is back. Beneath a veneer of gender and racial diversity, the Biden national security team consists of seasoned operatives who earned their spurs in Washington long before Donald Trump showed up to spoil the party.
So if you're looking for fresh faces at the departments of state or defense, the National Security Council or the various intelligence agencies, you'll have to search pretty hard. Ditto, if you're looking for fresh insights. In Washington, members of the foreign policy establishment recite stale bromides, even as they divert attention from a dead past to which they remain devoted.