Posted on March 10, 2021. Given the current state of American democracy, it is unrealistic to say that moral superiority is the United States’ guiding foreign policy principle. Usually, established doctrines characterize the foreign policy principles and strategies of U.S. presidents. For example, the essence of former President George W. Bush’s Bush Doctrine, which developed post-9/11, was to unilaterally assert U.S. national security interests even, if necessary, through military incursion. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars arose from this doctrine. Former President Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine essentially sought to unilaterally advance the economic interests of the United States, with little distinction between allied and hostile nations. What will the Biden Doctrine be? We will have a better understanding in the coming months when the president’s national security strategy is established. Based on statements made by the new president and his foreign policy staff so far, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Biden Doctrine is labeled “America Is Back.” This indicates that after the isolationist Trump cycle and lack of world leadership, Washington is returning to the world stage to sit at “the head of the table.”