The US, President Joe Biden said, must meet the new moment accelerating global challenges from the pandemic to the climate crisis to nuclear proliferation challenging the will only to be solved by nations working together and in common. "We cannot do it alone," he said.
Biden Announces Major Shifts In US Foreign Policy
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Thursday, President Joe Biden announced the United States new Foreign policy, a sharp break with the policies of his predecessor.
Sending a message to the rest of the world that America is back, Biden declared that diplomacy is back at the center of United States foreign policy.
Biden announced that his Administration will increase refugee admissions to 125,000 in the first fiscal year.
An Executive Order he signed will rescind policies by the previous administration that limited refugee resettlement and required excessive vetting of applicants, and review the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Program for Iraqis and Syrians. President Biden also intends to propose a raise in refugee admissions for this fiscal year, after appropriate consultation with Congress.
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As part of his first major speech on foreign policy since becoming president, Joe Biden announced yesterday a halt to U.S. support for “offensive operations” in Yemen, including “relevant arm[s] sales” to Saudi Arabia. Since 2015 during the Obama-Biden administration, the United States has been supporting, enabling and directly participating in the Saudi war of aggression against Yemen. The United Nations says the conflict has created the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis. Direct U.S. involvement in the fighting increased dramatically while Trump held office.
The Ansar Allah movement, often referred to as the Houthi movement or the Houthis, control most of Northern Yemen including the capital city and are enemies of the Saudi regime. They were declared a terrorist organization in the final days of the Trump presidency in a cynical move to hamper the delivery of humanitarian aid (a measure reversed by Secretary of State Blinken). The Houthis’
President Joe Biden announced Thursday a series of changes to U.S. diplomatic and military strategy, including a review of international American military stations, support of the United Nations-led initiative to call a ceasefire in Yemen, and an executive order to increase the number of refugees admitted to the United States.
President Joe Biden announced Thursday a series of changes to U.S. diplomatic and military strategy, including a review of international American military stations, support of the United Nations-led initiative to call a ceasefire in Yemen, and an executive order to increase the number of refugees admitted to the United States.