2020 through the lens of VVD International: US Foreign Policy (16 DEC 2020)

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On December 14, 16 and 18 the international department of the VVD, VVD International, looked back on 2020 through three webcast sessions: 2020 through the lens of VVD International. This third and last session took place on December 18 and covered the (new) foreign policy of the United States of America.

Guests were:
Pete Hoekstra - US Ambassador to The Netherlands
Roelien Kamminga - VVD Candidate Member of Parliament
Stephen Szabo - Senior Fellow at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies
Raymond Mens - Writer and Political analyst
Moderator: Lennart Salemink- International Secretary VVD

President-elect Joe Biden has won a total of 306 electoral votes in the historic US presidential elections of November 2020. Bidden flipped five states in the process and the Trump campaign lost several legal battles surrounding the election results. Up to this day, Trump has been reluctant to step down as president. Trump desired to complete his “America First” mission in which conflict with China was sought, European allies were abandoned and deals with Iran were cancelled. Moreover, the US is leaving a power vacuum in the Middle East in which Turkey, Russia and Iran are eager to jump in. Trump and Biden seem to have a common friendship with Israel. However, their visions collide regarding NATO and global cooperation to reduce climate change.

VVD International looked back on the foreign policy of President Trump and discussed the prospective foreign policy of president-elect Biden. To what extent was Trump’s foreign policy different from Obama's foreign policy? What is the vision of Biden on US foreign policy in the Middle East? What will the Transatlantic Relations look like in the next 4 years?

US foreign policy: Change or Continuity?
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