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Both US candidates have foreign policy advisors ready

Monday, November 4, 2024

Significance

Harris still occupies a central position in the Biden administration and has downplayed international issues while campaigning. Trump’s frequent comments on world events have not been tethered to a clear foreign policy formulation.

Impacts

  • With foreign policy issues largely absent from electoral campaigning, voters have been given little to assess in this area.
  • For foreign governments, the challenge remains that the degree of Biden-era continuity under Harris is unclear while Trump is unpredictable.
  • Republican foreign policy is in flux as party elders retire and rising leaders have little interest or experience in international affairs.
  • The US government is already atypical in its large number of political appointees, and a Trump administration would expand their numbers.

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