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Kamala Harris's foreign policy unknowns

Báo Dân tríBáo Dân trí16/09/2024

(Dan Tri) - While Mr. Trump's uncertainty was predicted, international observers do not have much information to assess Ms. Harris's foreign policy if the Democratic candidate is elected US president.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris in November 2021 (Photo: AFP).
With the US presidential election taking place in less than 2 months (November 5), analysts around the world are asking: What will the foreign policy of the incoming administration be like? With Mr. Trump, the world has had 4 years of experience. Although the former US President is considered "uncertain", this instability was predicted in advance. Meanwhile, the world's understanding of Ms. Harris's policies is still relatively vague. Although she has taken on some foreign affairs tasks in the Joe Biden administration, observers have not been able to determine specifically which issues Ms. Harris might have different policies from Mr. Biden, if she is elected. Foreign affairs experience In fact, as vice president, Ms. Harris has had some foreign affairs experience. If she becomes the owner of the White House, her experience will be much richer than that of some previous US presidents such as Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump. As vice president, Harris has met dozens of world leaders, represented the United States at global conferences and events, and received daily intelligence briefings for the president. In her speech at the Democratic convention in August, Harris revealed that she had shared intelligence with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about Russian activities shortly before Moscow launched a special military operation in 2022. Democrats have highlighted her role in the recent prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia. With a series of visits to the Indo-Pacific region over the years, Harris has helped strengthen and develop the US alliance network in the region. She has also led efforts to address the root cause of illegal immigration through aid to Latin America. "She's not a foreign policy expert. But there's no doubt that she's played an active role in a lot of foreign policy," Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group political consultancy, told Slate . Harris' advisers and foreign officials who have interacted with her say Harris is always learning about foreign policy from the ground up, according to CNN . A former senior adviser said she often brings home thick documents and asks aides a series of questions. Still, observers have been unable to determine where Harris' policies differ from Biden's. Over the past four years, as vice president, Harris's job has been to support the White House boss's policies rather than to offer her own views. If she does, those opinions are usually spread only through internal channels. Of the issues where Harris and Biden's views differ, the war in Gaza is perhaps the most publicized. Progressive voters expect Harris to be less pro-Israel and more concerned about the suffering of the Palestinian people. However, Halie Soifer, who served as national security adviser when Harris was a senator, told Vox that the differences between Harris and Biden on Gaza are actually relatively small. "I don't think the policy will change," she said. "We've only seen a few differences in how they talk about the conflict. Vice President Harris has reaffirmed her commitment to Israel and its security, while also showing greater empathy for the innocent Palestinian people." Slate's policy depends on the situation, and sources close to Harris have revealed that the US vice president disagrees with Biden's ideologically-inflected foreign policy lens. According to Harris, this lens is quite simplistic and can even lead to wrong policy because the US will sometimes be forced to choose allies. In fact, Ms. Harris's foreign policy views have also changed in recent years. In 2020, she announced her support for a plan to "cut the defense budget and spend that money on those who need it." Now, she is committed to "ensuring that America has the strongest, most formidable fighting force in the world." However, campaign statements do not fully reflect a candidate's policies after becoming the owner of the White House. Some analysts pointed out that during the 2020 election campaign, President Biden promised to punish Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman. However, after being elected, Mr. Biden considered cooperation with Riyadh one of the central factors in his policy towards the Middle East. Former President Barack Obama opposed US military activities in the Middle East. Still, he is remembered for his increased use of drones — the most controversial tool of the US military — as well as the campaigns to overthrow Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and kill terrorist Osama Bin Laden. To be fair, sometimes US presidents cannot foresee all the unexpected events that will happen. Former President George W. Bush pledged to pursue a "modest" foreign policy, reducing foreign military intervention. But the terrorist attacks of 9/11 changed all that. Therefore, Ms. Harris's foreign policy will only be able to take shape after she becomes the owner of the White House — if she can defeat Mr. Trump. "For every administration, foreign policy priorities are largely shaped by events," Ms. Soifer said.

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