With a world at war in Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan, President Biden argued in a speech at the State Department Monday that his administration has strengthened partnerships around the world, bettered the United States’ position on the global stage and weakened key adversaries.
When Mr. Biden took office four years ago, he sought to reassure global allies and reestablish foreign treaties from which the Trump administration had withdrawn. The president reestablished strong relationships with leaders of NATO countries in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and reentered the Paris climate agreement. But world leaders have been preparing for significant changes with President-elect Donald Trump’s impending inauguration.
“I come here to the State Department to report to the American people on the progress we’ve made in the last four years, in our foreign policy, in our presidency,” Mr. Biden said. “I’ve said many times, we are at an inflection point. The post Cold-War era is over. A new era has begun. In these four years, we faced crises, we’ve been tested, we’ve come through those tests, stronger in my view, than we entered those tests. This is a fierce competition underway. The future of the global economy, technology, human values and so much else. Right now, in my view, thanks to our administration, the United States is winning the world-wide competition.”
Specifically, the president made the case that the United States’ partnerships and…
