Alexander Ward, Politico reporter and author of The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore American Foreign Policy After Trump, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Alexander discuss the Biden foreign policy team and agenda's origins in the wake of Trump's surprise 2016 election, whether foreign policy does (or doesn't) determine election outcomes, where the Biden foreign policy builds upon and distances itself from Trump's, the conflicts, events, and regions that shaped 2021-2024: China, Kabul, Ukraine, and why the Biden team's orientation is best described as "internationalist" versus Trump's "nationalists."

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/

REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/

PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment

Email Us: [email protected]

Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-...

0:00 - Introduction
1:13 - Foreign policy in 2024 election
5:45 - Trump foreign policy
8:47 - Biden foreign policy
11:35 - China
15:45 - Establishment Democrat consensus
19:40 - Describing global political dynamics
23:30 - Israel
30:16 - Afghanistan
35:42 - Normalcy
40:48 - Democratic hawkishness
45:32 - Europe
48:51 - Taiwan