The larger question that looms, however, is whether Trump and Biden will even run for the commander-in-chief spot since they’ll be 78- and 82-years-old, respectively.
The issue is not whether the United States will pursue an “open world,” but how, and how expensively, it is forced to adjust to the realities of international life before the consequences of the doctrine run amok.
Predictions that Russia or China would take the lead in the fight against the pandemic have not panned out. Instead, countries around the world are clamoring for forging new trade, technological, and health alliances with the United States.
Russian engineers are helping Huawei find ways to reduce the burden of U.S. sanctions.
The United States and South Korea have an established record of success in civil nuclear cooperation, and the continuation of that relationship will be critical to the international expansion of nuclear power.
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