U.S.President Joe Biden presented the State of the Union(SOTU)address on February 7,his third major speech since assuming office in January 2021.It occurred within the context of a turbulent political climate and an u...U.S.President Joe Biden presented the State of the Union(SOTU)address on February 7,his third major speech since assuming office in January 2021.It occurred within the context of a turbulent political climate and an upcoming presidential election cycle in 2024.The Republican Party gained control of the House of Representatives during the 2022 midterm elections.Inflation has outpaced wages and the standard of living in the U.S.is declining.The combination of mass shootings,police violence and an aggressive foreign policy has reduced American prestige around the world and placed further pressure on Biden to communicate confidence amid crisis.展开更多
U.S.President Joe Biden hosted the second "Summit for Democracy"from March 28 to 30.In the lead-up to the event,which first took place virtually in December 2021,the U.S.Department of State had promoted the ...U.S.President Joe Biden hosted the second "Summit for Democracy"from March 28 to 30.In the lead-up to the event,which first took place virtually in December 2021,the U.S.Department of State had promoted the three-day meeting as "a multilateral collaboration"between the U.S.and cohosts spanning four continents-Zambia,the Republic of Korea,Costa Rica and the Netherlands.But nothing could be further from the truth.The gathering proved an exercise in unilateralism that sought to reestablish the American monopoly on democracy,and a failed one at that.展开更多
文摘U.S.President Joe Biden presented the State of the Union(SOTU)address on February 7,his third major speech since assuming office in January 2021.It occurred within the context of a turbulent political climate and an upcoming presidential election cycle in 2024.The Republican Party gained control of the House of Representatives during the 2022 midterm elections.Inflation has outpaced wages and the standard of living in the U.S.is declining.The combination of mass shootings,police violence and an aggressive foreign policy has reduced American prestige around the world and placed further pressure on Biden to communicate confidence amid crisis.
文摘U.S.President Joe Biden hosted the second "Summit for Democracy"from March 28 to 30.In the lead-up to the event,which first took place virtually in December 2021,the U.S.Department of State had promoted the three-day meeting as "a multilateral collaboration"between the U.S.and cohosts spanning four continents-Zambia,the Republic of Korea,Costa Rica and the Netherlands.But nothing could be further from the truth.The gathering proved an exercise in unilateralism that sought to reestablish the American monopoly on democracy,and a failed one at that.
