“disasterThis means that the United States will not be able to meet its promised debt payments, and perhaps this can be avoided, and the President Joe Biden It was shown this Wednesday”Trustworthy“in which agreement raise the debt ceiling and avoid the default. tense and difficult talks With the Republicans to achieve this, however, they are already passing invoice to the democrat He had to interrupt his Asian tour was vital to its international agenda and duel with china and leave it downgraded to just joining G-7th this weekend and volatile, turbulent and increasingly dysfunctional domestic politics He continues to put pressure on the United States and its president.
One of Biden’s agendas fell Historic visit to Papua New GuineaThis would be the first person to visit the island nation by an American president, and it was more than just a symbol. Biden, who was scheduled to return to Washington on Sunday, also left. Australia postponed tripIn addition to addressing Parliament, he would also attend a meeting. the meeting is now canceled due to the absence quaternaryThe security dialogue that made up the USA, Japan, India and Australia recently strengthened to try Against China’s growing aggression in the region.
While the four leaders of the Quad will seize the opportunity to hold a meeting on the margins of the G-7 in Hiroshima, the suspension, like the entire downturned agenda in the region, Blow to Biden’s diplomatic agenda already his global image. The dominant consensus among analysts is that this latest event has deepened problems for Washington internationally and also It opens strategic and messaging opportunities to China.
“Unreliable Partner”
Biden, what initially refused to openly negotiate with the Republicans It was tabled to raise the debt ceiling, but to avoid what was considered certain to be a disaster for world economic stability, not just the United States. portrayed as a struggling leader. battered image of USA as punpredictableshaken by crisis and even for political riots reached its peak in storm of the capital continues to deteriorate. And Gregory Poling, of the Center for International and Strategic Studies, said in the ‘Washington Post’ that what happened was “without a doubt, infighting convert to us on the global stage inside unreliable partner”.
This is an idea repeated by many other analysts and experts. Daniel Russell, now a former State Department official at the Asian Institute for Social Policy, told The Guardian that “a self wound caused by polarization Washington that does not present a good image of the US as a reliable partner”. And the ‘Times’ states that ‘volatility has become the new norm in Washington’ and ‘More and more allies expect some level of dysfunction.”.
opportunity for china
Biden’s reduced travel raises questions about the US commitment to the Asia-Pacific region. The loophole that China can try to exploit. And that’s how Han Blands, a professor of international relations at Johns Hopkins University, told “The New York Times” that “One can bet China will take advantage: China’s message to countries in the region.” You cannot trust a country that cannot even perform the basic functions of the state”.
When asked with a quick glance at the press before going on a trip to Japan, doesn’t it raise a question about the cancellation of trips to Australia and Papua New Guinea? victory for china Biden gave a blunt reply”NO” and ensured that Quad countries continue to be”tough allies“.
Biden’s efforts are now focused on the meeting in Ankara. Hiroshimaa peak G-7 what will unite financial and geopolitical aspects. You will need to combine Search for a unified support message for Ukraine In the face of the invasion war launched by Russia, global inflation concerns It also clears doubts about it. debt ceiling and reach a complex result Unitary message against China. And after the meeting joint statement separate from the official notification, where are they reported economic coercion, however, this text probably avoids quoting Beijing explicitly.
Negotiations on the debt ceiling may also have an impact on Biden’s foreign policy. While the President has shown confidence in reaching a budget agreement, Republicans demand spending cuts. And in the end if they want and set limits, for example to defendmay affect your effort to continue to support Ukraine or trying to resist their progress Chinese. “We are our biggest threat,” Jane Harman, a former congresswoman and later president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center, told the Times.