In Foreign policy updates
As the world changes, relations between nations are always shifting. Old friends can become rivals, and new threats emerge to challenge the security, prosperity, and well-being of billions around the globe. These challenges include humanitarian crises exacerbated by climate change; conflicts spawned by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; an erratic and unpredictable leader; autocrats that threaten democracy from within and without; and new technologies that amplify old threats and create new ones.
Having a good foreign policy requires balancing domestic political constraints with the need to act globally. A policy that does not take these constraints into account is likely to be a failure. A policy that does, on the other hand, must be based on credible arguments and supported by broad popular support, or at least a core group of power elites.
Having such a policy does not preclude the United States from engaging in cooperative multilateralism, or even pursuing some unilateralist approaches. The question is how to do so in a way that maximizes the benefits of cooperation and minimizes the costs of confrontation.