Back problems—how will Joe Biden try to re-engage with the world?
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“AMERICA IS BACK,” President Joe Biden has told allies. Hard power, including a fearsome nuclear weapons arsenal, is the foundation of America’s global influence. But many Democrats would like to demilitarise foreign policy. Can Mr Biden live up to his own rhetoric as he tries to re-engage with the world?
We hear from Shashank Joshi, The Economist’s defence editor, and Fiona Hill, who advised President Donald Trump on Russia. Our obituaries editor Ann Wroe profiles George Shultz, architect of the first arms control treaty.
John Prideaux, our US editor, hosts with New York bureau chief Charlotte Howard, and Jon Fasman, US digital editor. Runtime: 41min
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