Biden's reset on US foreign policy - with Jeffrey Wright

05/05/21 • 32 min

Biden vowed to ‘reset’ the approach to foreign policy and rekindle international relationships. But how has he fared? Join Stephanie Kelly and special guest Jeffrey Wright as they discuss repairing allyship in Europe, the US China relationship and what this means for the macro environment.
Jeffrey Wright, analyst at Eurasia Group's North America practice, shares his expertise in US fiscal, foreign, trade, and regulatory policy, as well as presidential politics.

Part 1 begins by summarising Biden’s approach to foreign policy compared to his predecessor. In particular, the discussion is around the US position in global politics and how allies are reacting to a more friendly US partnership.

Part 2 The focus then shifts to the climate agenda, the US China stand-off and impacts on countries caught in the cross hairs.
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In this episode our host Paul Diggle is joined by special guest, Dr Grégory Claeys. Senior Fellow at the European think tank Bruegel and Associate Professor at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris. Grégory talks to us from Brussels to share his expertise in macroeconomics, central banking and European governance.
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