Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy for the Middle Class

The Biden administration’s political platform,set during the 2020 US presidential campaign,called for"a foreign policy for the middle class"and this has subsequently been instituted as a policy commitment.The new administration’s economic and trade policy targets enhancing US competitiveness,setting rules for economic globalization and keeping good relations with democratic states.Security policy emphasizes diplomatic means over military practices.The foreign policy for the middle class aims to resolve differences in the Democratic Party between traditional Democrats and progressives.It is also crafted to solve domestic and international problems and burnish America’s international image,but it faces an uphill battle if it wishes to restructure foreign policy to serve the needs of the American middle class.

特朗普政府对外政策的逻辑、成因与影响

自上台以来,特朗普政府对外政策及其影响始终备受关注。就过去两年多的现实观察,特朗普政府对外政策的逻辑体现为“大国竞争”的战略框架、“美国优先”的政策目标以及决策中的“碎片化分工”与“小集团思维”的“共振”组合。如此复杂逻辑的成因是美国对国际环境变化的回应、美国国内身份认同的重构、特朗普所面对的选举政治压力以及特朗普与建制派精英的“合流”等因素同步交互共振的结果。目前,特朗普对外政策已造成不可逆的负面影响,同时预示着美国对外战略与政策已进入重大方向性调整阶段。