Matthieu Vallières – The Conversation

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, is visible as President Joe Biden holds a virtual meeting with the Mexican president at the White House in March 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

April 25, 2021

Joe Biden’s first 100 days: A nostalgia for past foreign policy bravado?

Ronald W. Pruessen, University of Toronto and Matthieu Vallières, University of Toronto

What do Biden’s first 100 days in office mean for the next four years in terms of foreign policy? There are already some clues — but questions too.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks on Nov. 10, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. Can he bring compassion to foreign policy? (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

November 12, 2020

Joe Biden’s empathy may result in a ‘therapeutic’ foreign policy

Matthieu Vallières, University of Toronto

It’s been said that empathy is Joe Biden’s superpower. A therapeutic approach to foreign policy under Biden might go a long way in easing tensions around the world exacerbated by Donald Trump.

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