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I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but unify, who doesn't see red states and blue states, only sees the United States.
Hello, and welcome to our foreign policy and defence vlog, broadcasting from an America whose new president-elect claims America is back. That's even as Donald Trump refuses to concede defeat, and initiates a shake-up at the top levels of the Pentagon. But Joe Biden is ploughing ahead.
He's spoken to foreign leaders. They've congratulated him on his victory. And that is a key part of Biden's approach to foreign policy, alliances. He'll be the most transatlantic president, in perhaps a generation. And what he wants to do is make sure America is, according to his victory speech, a beacon for the world.
Tonight, the whole world is watching America. And I believe at our best America is a beacon for the globe. We will lead not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.
What's interesting is that expectations are both very high, and very low, when it comes to Biden's foreign policy. Very high, because Biden says he wants to unfurl the last four years of the Trump administration. We can expect over the next 18 months photographs, smiles, hand-holding, a sense that American alliances - particularly with Europe - are back at the heart of America's approach to the world.
Biden has said he wants to be a leader in the world. He is going to be less prone to military intervention. He has voted against interventions in the past, even under his boss, Barack Obama. He was against the surge in Afghanistan. He was against intervention in Libya. So we don't expect to see such an emphasis on America's military role in the world. But at the same time, Biden is making huge claims for the proselytising mission of America in the world.
Expectations are low overall, however. Because Biden and any aide you care to speak to is very clear that his focus will be at home - the pandemic, economic recovery, systemic racism, the deep political polarisation that clearly exists throughout America. And that won't leave very much time, focus, energy, or quite frankly, inclination for foreign policy.
So Biden has a lot ahead to reclaim the mantle of American leadership of the world, while also being very focused on trying to set things at home right. And as we all know, foreign policy has a habit of getting in the way of the best laid plans.