Eagle view: The re-election policies Biden and Sunak must avoid

‘Diversionary war’ and goosing the economy may be tempting routes for Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak and others seeking to retain office in 2024 – beware, writes Daniel Drezner.

The World Today

Published 1 December 2023

Updated 20 December 2023 — 3 minute READ

Image — British prime minister Rishi Sunak and American president Joe Biden are unpopular incumbents seeking re-election in 2024. Photo: Leon Neal / Getty Images.

Daniel Drezner

Professor of International Politics, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

In my inaugural column, I promised that one of my recurring themes would be ‘how will populism continue to colour international relations?’ One way that question may manifest itself in the coming year will be through the electoral calendar. In just the past month, elections in Argentina and the Netherlands empowered populists.

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