The Classicist

The Classicist: The Case For A Cynical Biden Foreign Policy

The new president could succeed by wrapping inherited policies in new rhetoric.

The Classicist•December 3, 2020
The Classicist: The Case For A Cynical Biden Foreign Policy

Victor Davis Hanson describes the foreign policy challenges facing the incoming Biden Administration, analyzes the makeup of the incoming national security team, and prescribes a formula for the new president’s success in international affairs: change the rhetoric, not the policies.

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Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson

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