Blinken and Biden are building a foreign policy framework to last By David Ignatius

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Blinken and Biden are building a foreign policy framework to last

By David Ignatius at the Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/15/antony-blinken-biden-foreign-policy/

August 15, 2023 at 2:21 p.m. EDT

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On the day when the leading Republican presidential candidate was indicted for the fourth time, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was trying to explain some of the pillars of U.S. foreign policy that are meant to endure, no matter what.

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Blinken’s description of U.S. diplomacy during an interview on Monday might strike some people as whistling in the dark. But to me, it’s more like an anchor to windward. Who knows what political tempests lie ahead? But at least this administration is trying to foster partnerships and norms of behavior — in dealing with China, Russia and Ukraine, as well as new challenges such as artificial intelligence — that are broadly based and, hopefully, sustainable.

Blinken began by describing the trilateral summit that President Biden will host with the leaders of Japan and South Korea this weekend at Camp David. Given past enmity between Tokyo and Seoul, this three-way alliance is a small miracle. It’s not an Asian NATO, Blinken said. But it provides a baseline of U.S. nuclear deterrence against threats from North Korea and China — so that Tokyo and Seoul don’t have to build their own bombs.

“This is the pillar in Asia for us,” Blinken said. Though he wouldn’t discuss what the three leaders will announce this weekend, another senior administration official said it would include “steps on data sharing for ballistic missile warning systems and other efforts to counter North Korea’s unlawful [weapons of mass destruction] and missile programs,” as well as new economic, technological and freedom-of-navigation cooperation.

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[rampartc]

1. and which of americas enemies

one of whom may well be elected president in 2024, will not immediately reject this "lasting foreign policy?

lord knows the ukerainians know what trump has in store for them.

[Mopar151]

2. It's actions like this that define a President.

Diplomacy is not about "don't back down", " backbone" or "weakness". Really, it's about building bridges between nations for our common interests in trade and defense, vs. whatever the fuck you call what Trump did.