What will US foreign policy look like under President Joe Biden, and what does it mean for the UK?
Marc Limon looks more closely at Biden’s foreign policy speeches and considers what this means for the UK and the rest of the world.
Author: Marc Limon
Marc is executive director of the Universal Rights Group, a think tank focused on international human rights policy, with offices in Geneva, New York, and Bogota. From 2006 to 2012 he worked as a diplomat at the UN Human Rights Council and before this he was a government relations consultant in Brussels, advising a range of clients on EU external relations, human rights, trade and environmental policy. He is a Hull boy and Tigers fan.
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