Yasmin Mahmoud‏‏

The National Intelligence Council issued its report, "Global Trends 2040: A More Contested World," which presented a bleak vision of the global order in the years to come, and forecast increasing political, social, and economic divisions, and the escalation of negative trends due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which are expected to continue for the next two decades.

The US National Intelligence Council’s 2040 vision for the global future

Divergent Predictions:

President Joe Biden was sworn in on January 20 this year, with the US facing several crises and challenges both at home and abroad. Former President Donald Trump’s administration had failed to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, which had a large impact on the American economy, the health of Americans, and the rise in the unemployment rate to levels unheard of since the Great Depression of the 1930’s, not to mention Washington’s abandonment of its global role. Therefore, President Biden’s plan for his first hundred days in the White House involved tackling these challenges. Nearly two months into his presidency, Biden has already succeeded in implementing several of his promised goals both at home and abroad.

Assessment of Biden’s policies nearly two months into his presidency

Balance Sheet:

Amr Abdelaty‏‏

On 4 February, 2021, United States (US) President Joe Biden delivered his first speech on American foreign policy. Notably, he was keen to deliver the speech from State Department headquarters, in the presence of Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. In the speech, Biden raised the slogan "America is back," emphasizing the return of American diplomacy and pointing to the strong relationship between foreign policy and the domestic situation. The most prominent foreign policy issues addressed in the American president’s speech can be addressed as follows: 

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