Uncertainty looms large over the 2024 American presidential election. As the list of international crises grows, partisan battles in Congress over foreign policy priorities are heating up, suggesting that fears about America’s future commitments are warranted.
The war between Israel and Hamas is being used by Trump-supporting Republicans to limit United States’ support for Ukraine. Republicans have blasted President Joe Biden for his decision to meet Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, during his trip to the APEC summit of Asian and Pacific states in California in November. Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw the US from Nato, if re-elected, risks further instability across Europe.